Natalie Patritto graduated with a BS in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri at Columbia, did graduate work at University of Minnesota-Duluth and Northern Michigan University, and taught high school Spanish for almost 30 years in the Ironwood and Hurley School Districts. She taught Spanish 1 through Advanced Placement as well as Spanish 101 and 102 for Gogebic Community College. She has also translated for various companies and individuals. Since 1992, she has taken high school Spanish Clubs to various countries in Europe with Spain being the focal point. In the past 10 years there have been many adult group trips to New York City, Barcelona, Spain and Rome, Italy. She is married to Chris Patritto, has four children and eight grandchildren.
