Patton, Christine: - Christy Patton, though currently a stay at home parent of three, earned her BSN from the University of Missouri Columbia in 2005. After seven years in the operating room, Christy spent a year and half in the corporate headquarters of a large health care system as a contract administrator. It was in 2013 after the birth of her first child, Christy chose to leave her career in healthcare to raise her daughter. From then on, she spent countless hours reading to her children and developed a desire to provide young children with quality literature. She currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her three children, keeping active as a soccer coach, Girl Scout Co-Leader, and parent volunteer.