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Staff Profile: Patti Stirk
Email: patti(at)starinc.com


Check out my newest fun page Patti & Friends!


My favorite dance partner! Niece Amelia!


Patti is the founder, President and CEO of Star Systems Engineering, Inc. which started back in 1989. Patti grew up in the farmlands of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and went to Garden Spot High School. In 1987, Patti graduated with two BS degrees in Computer Science and Business Management from York College of Pennsylvania. She also completed her MBA (Master of Business Administration) with a concentration in Business Management from the same school.

Patti is a real entrepreneur with a passion for business and computer integration. Since day one, she has focused Star Systems on making the automated business world as easy as possible and helping local businesses create an efficient computing environment internally, on the Internet, and World Wide.

Work hard, play hard! In her spare time, Patti can be found dominating the local road racing scene. Patti races for the Flying Feet/Nike Racing Team. After the race, Patti can be found hanging out at the beach in Ocean Grove, NJ . Other activities and interests include: taking photographs, pursuing international understanding as advocated by Rotary Club International, serving as President of the York College Alumni Association Board of Directors, serving the community on the board of the Private Industry Council (welfare to traininig to work program), serving  on the Board of Directors, the program and marketing  committees for the Strand-Capitol Theatre, serving the Cultural Alliance capital campaign, hosting International Exchange team members, and other civic blah blah blah... Patti's latest adventure includes hosting junior Borna Albus for the 1999-2003 collegiate school years. This 6'5" Croatian adds a lot of excitement around the house!

On the side, Patti edits her own electronic magazine called STARzine which chronicles the Central Pennsylvania music scene both literally and photographically. Patti recently got to bid President Bill Clinton farewell and photograph rock n roll super stars Fleetwood Mac at the White House party. Other recent adventures include traveling with a Rotary Medical Mission to the Dominican Republic as photojournalist, photographing the men's& women's  olympic marathon trials, the Boston Marathon, and photographing the World Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Patti was named one of Pennsylvania's 50 Best Women in Business . An award presented by then Governor Tom Ridge.



Favorite Quotes

"Sweat more, bleed less" -- York Boxer Carney "The Fireman" Bowman IIIi
"Pain is weakness leaving the body" -- U.S. Marines maybe?
"Road racing is rock 'n' roll; track is Carnegie Hall." -- Marty Liquori
"Do cool shit every damn day or die trying!" --Tom Peters
"To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster." --Sterling Moss

Favorite Sites




Sun Microsystems My MySpace
Woot.com

STARzine
Central PA Music Scene
York Road Runners Flying Feet/Nike Racing Team Stevie Nicks nicksfix.com

Recent  Books

Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
Conversations with Tom Petty

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