Patty Dreier

Patty Dreier deeply cares about people and our Earth which is why she dedicated her life's capstone to empowering people to stand up for their planet and themselves. She believes that for young people to have a brighter future, they must be equipped and supported as change makers who will bravely and confidently step up to face challenges and seize opportunities. This is why she wrote Empowered: One Planet at a Time for young adults and their teachers/mentors. Sharing her local, state, national, and international experiences, she inspires readers to see themselves as citizens of Planet Earth with all the authority they need to be powerful agents for change.

Over the past thirty years as an educator and leader, including eight years in an elected office representing 71,000 citizens in central Wisconsin, Patty has helped thousands of people build their knowledge and skills to stand up on local and global issues that matter to them. Her life stories about being an environmental educator, community leader, activist to protect water resources, and organizer for Earth Day in the United States and Germany inspire hope, courage, and action.

She has a Master of Science degree in Natural Resource Management/Environmental Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and is certified by John C. Maxwell as a coach, teacher and speaker. The whole Earth is her home.