First Lady of Massachusetts
Diane Patrick |
Diane Patrick has distinguished herself in many roles: as a daughter, sister, elementary school teacher; as wife to a tireless civil rights attorney turned candidate, turned Governor; and mother to now “twenty-something” daughters, Sarah and Katherine; as a Partner at Ropes and Gray specializing in Labor and Employment Law, and as an active community member serving on many boards currently including The Posse Foundation, Jane Doe Inc. and the United Way of Mass Bay among many other volunteer positions.
In her role as the First Lady of Massachusetts, Diane Patrick is working to end domestic and sexual violence throughout the Commonwealth. She has joined a broad based group of advocates to raise awareness and to reach out to survivors and others affected by domestic and sexual violence . Using her bully pulpit as First Lady, she has generously lent her voice and her personal story to end sexual and domestic violence in our communities. Whether filming a PSA for Jane Doe Inc. in her kitchen, speaking at this event two years ago for The Second Step, or at galas for HAWC in Essex, Safe Passage in Northampton and New Hope in Wrentham, or at a breakfast in Greenfield for NELCWIT; or Walking for BARCC on a cold April Sunday last spring, or repainting the Silent Witnesses last fall, her position is clear: the devastating effects of domestic and sexual violence are far reaching. These are crimes that break individuals, families and communities and we can stop it.
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