Ronke Patterson is a guest writer for Lita's Lens and native of Virginia. She received her Bachelor's degree and Masters in Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. At age 49, she began a healing journey and made the decision to "come out" about her sexuality and has a passion to create spaces for other women who may be adjusting to living their truth out loud, or who have decided to live their truth inside. Ronke's comedic and personable personality affords her the opportunity to interact with all kinds of people, bringing humor, storytelling and love to the discussions.