Patty Wetterling is a national advocate, visionary, and educator on the prevention of child abduction and exploitation. She served on the board of directors for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children from 1991 to 2021 and co-founded Team HOPE, a national support group for families of missing children. She has received many awards and was named one of the 100 Most Influential Minnesotans of the Century by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.