Full Name:
Patricia 'Pat' H. Vance
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widowed
Birth Date:
03/19/1936
Birth Place:
Williamsport, PA
Home City:
Mechanicsburg, PA
Religion:
Presbyterian
RN, Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing, 1957
Senator, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate, 2004-2016
Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1990-2004
Member, Advisory Committee, Cumberland and Perry Counties Domestic Violence Services
Member, Keystones of Public Health Steering Committee
Former Memer, Senate Appropriations Committee, Pennsylvania
Former Vice Chair, Senate Communications and Technology Committee
Former Member, Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Pennsylvania
Former Member, Senate Finance Committee, Pennsylvania
Former Chair, Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee, Pennsylvania
Registered Nurse
Surgical Pediatric Nurse, Harrisburg Hospital
Recorder of Deeds, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1978-1990
Member, American Training Society Board
Board Member, American Trauma Society-Pennsylvania Division
Member, Board of Directors, Alliance of Health NetSave Incorporated
Member, Board of Directors, Health Alliance Pennsylvania
Member, Board of Directors, Preservation Pennsylvania
Chair, Capital Region Health and Fitness Council
Member, Caring Place
Former Member, Council of State Governments, Health Committee
Member, Cumberland County Historical Society
Trustee, Harrisburg Area Community College
Member, Holy Spirit Hospital Capital Region Maternal Assistance Committee
Member, Orrstown Bank Citizens Advisory
Member, Saint James Presbyterian Church
Board Member, Stabler Foundation and Caring Place
Member, Visiting Nurses Association
Member, West Shore Chamber of Commerce
Member, West Shore Young Men's Christian Association
Awards:
Legislator Award, Cumberland County Conservation District, 2009
Advocate for Child Health Legislative Award, Pennsylvania State Education Association, 2008
Carlisle Area Citizen of the Year, Exchange Club of Carlisle, 2008
Distinguished Service to Families Award, Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations
Friend of Public Education Award, Council on Public Education
Outstanding Community Service Award, Asian Indian Americans of Central Pennsylvania
Public Policy and Advocacy Achievement Award, Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation