Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch: Patricia Wooldridge

Patricia Wooldridge, Owner and Director of Mariposa Learning Center

Come join us to meet Patricia (Muñoz) Wooldridge, an immigrant from Mexico who reunited with her mother and sister in California. After graduation, she continued her passion to work with children as Mental Health Worker for at-risk children and as a child care subsidy case manager.After an almost fatal car accident she decided to stay home with her daughter while caring for a few other children. Mariposa Learning Center, a nationally accredited bilingual child care center, is now a facility with over 13,000 sq. ft. Patricia has been working with children for over 30 years with 17 years an early childhood professional. She was a previous co-founder for GrowthChart Records, a child care app which won the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest in 2019. She serves on the executive boards of the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) and Latino Chamber of Commerce. 

This free event is held in room 5120 Grainger Hall