Background
Patterson, Gary Allen was born on August 7, 1943 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of Joseph Morrow and Willie Mae (Thrasher) Patterson.
Patterson, Gary Allen was born on August 7, 1943 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of Joseph Morrow and Willie Mae (Thrasher) Patterson.
Bachelor of Science, University Alabama, 1969. Master of Arts in Psychology, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Education, University South Carolina, 1988.
Research assistant Center Developmental and Learning Disorders, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1969—1972. Coordinator research/evaluation Office of Child Development, Office Governor Tennessee, Nashville, 1972—1975. Director research and evaluation Interagy.
Council Child Development Services, West Virginia Governor' General’ s Office Economic and Community Development, Charleston, 1975—1978. Project administrator evaluation and planning in children's services South Carolina Governor' General’ s Office Health and Social Development, Columbia, 1978—1980. Administrator Office Children's Affairs, Division Health and Human Services, 1980—1984.
Administrator information technical services, 1984—1988, since 1988. Consultant Education Commission States, 1976—1977, Louisiana Department Education, 1976—1977, West Virginia Schoolage Parents, 1977—1978. Member Nashville Public television, 1974—1975, Tennessee Senate Committee on Child Neglect, Dependency and Abuse, 1974—1975, Tennessee Governor's Republican Development Disability Council, 1973—1975.
Ex-officio member board South Carolina Children's Bureau, 1980—1981. Staff Interagy. Council Early Childhood Development and Education and Interagy. Advisory Committee Early Childhood Development and Education, 1979—1986.
Board directors, since 1987.
Staff Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1980—1984, Children's Coordinating Cabinet, 1980—1984. Member of Tennessee Association Young Children, West Virginia Association Children Under Six, Day Care and Child Development Council American, American Educational Research Association, Society Research Child Development.
Married Kathleen Ann Schoppet, July 4, 1977. Children: Brett Joseph, Brian Allen.