The Rev. Patricia Neale has served as the Executive Director of Feast of Justice since it was founded in 2007, while she was serving at host church St. John’s Lutheran Church (Mayfair) as Associate Pastor.  

She has a Masters in Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia with an urban concentration, as well as an MS from University of Texas and a BS from the University of Virginia from her first career as a biomedical engineer.   Pr. Tricia serves on the board of directors for the Northeast Services Team and the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, and is a member of the city’s Anti-Hunger committee of the Food Policy Advisory Council.  

She is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, but has lived in Rhawnhurst since 2007 with her husband, David, who teaches high school in Philadelphia, and their three sons.  When not at Feast of Justice, she enjoys running, cooking vegetarian food, reading, and her large Italian family.