Patricia A. Burd represents Georgia's 9th Congressional District. She and her husband live in Gainesville.

Burd recently retired as a middle school counselor for the Hall County School System. She previously served as a high school counselor for the Gainesville City School System. Before moving to Georgia, she had worked in administrative positions at St. Louis University, Greenville College and Indiana State University.

She received her bachelor's degree from Greenville College in Illinois, her master's degree in education from Butler University, and her doctorate degree from St. Louis University.

Burd is a member of the Greenville College Board of Trustees and the Northeast Georgia History Center Board of Directors. She has served as a member of the Family Relations Program board of directors, the Quinlan Art Center's Education Committee, and both the board of directors and advisory board of Northeast Georgia Girls, Inc. She was awarded the Brenau University Distinguished Service Award and the Greenville College Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Patricia A. Burd was appointed to the GSFC Board of Commissioners in March 2005. She was reappointed May 2010 and her term expires March 2016.

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