Back for her 56th bowl game, Patti is the executive assistant to CEO and President Gary Stokan. Patti is invaluable, contributing to office management, event support and partner relations, as well as interacting with volunteers. An Atlanta native, she was inducted into the Atlanta Hospitality Hall of Fame in 2012 for her commitment to the city and into the Peach Bowl Hall of Fame in 2019. Patti currently resides in Smyrna and has two daughters, Patrice and Charles Cooper with her grandson Banks, as well as Brooke and Jacob Halfon with her granddaughter Virginia.Â