Mrs. Fitzpatrick was born in Puerto Rico and is the youngest of six children. She is bilingual, with Spanish being her first language. She attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

Mrs. Fitzpatrick worked for Dean Witter Reynolds for six years, and this is her 10th year at SEAS as the Spanish teacher. She has three daughters, Ashley, Emily, and Lauren, and they all attended SEAS.

Mrs. Fitzpatrick likes to read, exercise, and she LOVES to travel. She has visited Switzerland, Spain, England, France, Italy, Greece, Austria, Ireland, Germany, México, and the Dominican Republic. She has also driven across the United States twice and visited Hawaii and Alaska.