P atrice Wade-Johnson impacts the lives of people everyday as a high school administrator and women's ministry facilitator. Her life and profession co-exist on the same foundational principle - Jesus saves and changes lives. She is a founding member of the Sanctuary of Praise where she currently serves as the Interim Director of the Sanctuary Outreach Network.

A fter graduating from high school in New York, Ms. Johnson went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to educational administration, her professional experience includes Guidance Counselor and Program Director of community initiatives for youth and young women. Although she is known as Ms. J, Ms. Patrice and Aunt Patrice to a host of youth and young adults, she is blessed to be called Mom by Ray and Candice. As of September 2007,she has a daughter-in-love, Karin.

M s. Johnson has written and directed In Your Mirror I See Me, Sitting on Top of the World and Cindy: an Urban Fairytale. She debuted the literary world with her first novel Wisdom Seeds. Her sophomore book, Lundyn Bridges, is now available!! Please click the 'Lundyn Bridges' link for more information.