Patty Rolko's Biography Patty Rolko was born and raised in a close nit family in North Olmsted, Ohio. She graduated from North Olmsted High School and attended Polaris Vocational School in their Accounting /Computer program. After completing courses at Polaris she went on to earn her accounting certificate from Cuyahoga Community College. She worked her way through college by working for her family’s Real Estate Company. Patty then went on to work for the Hilton Hotel chain here in Cleveland and in South Carolina. While she loved being in South Carolina, she found herself missing the hometown that she had been raised in. It was then that she returned to the Northeast Ohio area and started an irrigation and directional boring company. For twenty years she managed and co-owned that company and became one of the area’s first minority women business owners of a utility installation company, all the while keeping busy raising her three children. While in Westlake, she served on various Westlake committees’ including the city’s Tree Commission and the Women’s Business Association. She has campaigned for several area politicians and volunteered at Westlake City Schools for many years teaching computer skills. Member of the board of the James T. Kline Scholarship Foundation from 1995-2001 for North Olmsted High School students. Has worked with and used QuickBooks Pro for about 15 years for various businesses. Most recently she has been the Treasurer of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce since June of 2008 and a volunteer for the various Chamber’s events. Patty looks forward to many years of helping the community that she loves so much.
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