Patricia Cooper Way is the owner of Birth2Worth, a business comprised of professional development and leadership training, transition coaching and human resources consulting designed to help clients achieve personal and professional success and fulfill purpose.  Birth2Worth was established in 2013 after Patricia retired from thirty-one years in Federal Government serving as Human Resources Director for Department of Homeland Security, Human Resources Officer for Department of Justice and Human Resources Advisor for Department of Army. She was recognized for human resources best practices and awarded $5.6 million to build a state-of-the-art Human Resources Operations Center.  She received the Women in Leadership Award from the YWCA and White House recognition for leadership and assistance to military families during humanitarian missions. Her community outreach includes mentoring teens for the Department of Justice Drug Education for Youth Program, piloting high school leadership development programs, conducting professional development workshops for nonprofit organizations, facilitating team building exercises for women’s groups, volunteering at youth sports camps and facilitating leadership exercises with college students from various universities abroad. She has developed and hosted professional development, leadership, business collaborations, and empowerment conferences, workshops and symposiums.