Patricia Montes-Barron
President, PMB Consulting, LLC; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy
Patricia Montes-Barron is the President of PMB Consulting, LLC, with a proven track record in supporting military families.
From 2021 to 2025, she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, where she managed a comprehensive portfolio. This included advocating for policies that enhance the quality of life for service members and their families, overseeing programs like Military OneSource, military spouse career advancement, Defense State Liaison OKice, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation, as well as casualty and mortuary aKairs.
Previously, Patricia was the Director of the Family Readiness Directorate at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) and led family programs at Zero to Three and the National Military Family Association (NMFA).
As a former active-duty Army spouse, she is passionately committed to military families. Patricia holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of San Francisco, a Master of Science from Long Island University, an Executive Certification in Nonprofit Management from Georgetown University, and an Executive Education Certificate from The Harvard Kennedy School of Government.