Patricia McGann is an educational consultant who has worked in Catholic education for over 25 years. She taught in elementary school, high school and at the graduate level in a Catholic college. She served as an administrator at The Academy of the Holy Cross for five years, and as the principal of Our Lady of Lourdes School for 13 years. She has a Bachelors Degree in Psychiatric Nursing, a Masters Degree in Counseling, and a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and Supervision.
Mrs. McGann provides professional development to faculties, administrators and individuals, particularly in the area of inclusive education. She has presented at NCEA conferences, the Mustard Seed Conference, and at the Hermann Center for Innovative Catholic Education at Saint Louis University in May. She has worked with schools and Catholic Schools Offices in the Washington, DC, Chicago, and Northern Virginia areas. She serves on the Board of the Stroud Foundation and the School Board of Our Lady of Mercy School, as an educational consultant and presenter for the Mattie Stepanek Guild.
She writes for the Parish Times Newspaper and has published in the NCEA Momentum Magazine. Her book, Steadfast Parenting, How to Raise Children of Character was published by Rowman and Littlefield (now Bloomsbury) and released in August of 2024.
Mrs. McGann has been married for 54 years. She has 5 children and 17 grandchildren.