Patty Pacelli is an author, editor, entrepreneur and autism advocate with her family company, Pacelli Publishing. She is the mother of two adult children, one on the autism spectrum. She promotes autism awareness by serving as treasurer for Seattle Children's Hospital Festival of Trees, which raises funds for Seattle Children's Autism Center and Uncompensated Care. She has lived on Seattle's Eastside in Sammamish and Bellevue since 1993 with her husband, Lonnie, also an author. She grew up in Colorado and has lived in Arizona, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from The University of Arizona.