Pat Gardner is serving her sixth term as Representative from Georgia House District 57 in 2009-10. She presently serves on the House Appropriations, Higher Education, Natural Resources & Environment and Public Safety & Homeland Security Committees.

A little background..

Pat with her husband of 36 years Jerry Gardner, her daughter Anita and her son Bradley and his wife Ida. Pat's early years involved a lot of travel including spending a year in Madrid, Spain and another year in rural India. Pat graduated from the University of Michigan and taught Spanish for eight years before moving to Atlanta with her husband and newborn daughter in 1973. Son Bradley was born here in 1974.

She has been the Executive Director of the Georgia Psychological Association since 1977 and has been a tireless advocate for mental health services. As a Certified Association Executive (CAE) she has worked in leadership positions with the Georgia Association of Association Executives and as President of the American Psychological Association's Council of State Executives.

As a member of the Morningside community where she has lived for more than 30 years with her husband and two children, Pat has served on the Board of the Morningside/Lenox Park Association. She has also served on the Boards of the League of Women Voters, the Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia, the Mental Health Services Coalition, Project Interconnections, the Besser Foundation and Georgians for Choice. She is a member of the Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club and Leadership Atlanta.