Jayde Patrick grew up in Tiffin, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Northern University in 2013. She previously served as the Assistant Director of Annual Giving at The Citadel Foundation in Charleston, SC.  Jayde now serves as the Director of Annual Giving and is responsible for the BE GREAT Series, Leader Campaign, mass appeals, and database management. 

Currently, Jayde is expected to receive her Masters of Science in Executive Leadership at Liberty University by May 2020. Jayde and her husband Brandon married in 2015 and welcomed their baby girl Reese a year later.