With thirty years in sales and marketing, Patty Matthews brings the Youth and Family Institute broad experience, expertise and enthusiasm as Director of Marketing. She will focus her energy in bringing Youth and Family’s resources to congregations and parents throughout the country.

Prior to coming to the Institute, Patty served as Sales and Marketing Director for Atomic Props and Effects in Oakdale, Minnesota and Sales Support Manager for EcoWater, Woodbury, MN. She currently is a partner and business director in Suite Afton Productions.

Patty’s passion for her work at the Institute is fueled by her faith, being a parent of 5 children and her role as a pastor’s wife. Patty’s husband, John, serves as Senior Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Apple Valley, MN.

In her free time, Patty enjoys knitting, gardening, traveling and looking for ways to make a difference.

Patty can be reached at 877-239-2492. You may also email her at pmatthews@tyfi.org