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Gerald Patterson, Sr.
Married to Talya D. Patterson, a finance supervisor with
Accenture Consulting; children Natavea (29), an elementary
school teacher, Ashley (23)
Legal
Assistant, Sex Offense/Domestic Violence Section, United
States Attorney's Office,
Latoya (21) senior at Bethune-Cookman University
(Presidential Honors Student)-seeking Medical school as
Obstetrician/Gynecologist,
Tiffany (19) sophomore, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Imani (14), and Gerald Jr. (9).
Mr. Gerald Patterson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland University
College. He earned an Associates of Science degree in Law
Enforcement from the Central Texas College
1992.
He served over 21 years of service in the United States
Army and retired as a Master Sergeant in November 2004.
Following retirement from the US Army, he has completed over
five years in Federal Government Civil Service and us
currently serving as a branch chief within the Army
Corrections Command.
Mr. Patterson began his military career
at Fort
McClellan, Alabama at the Military Police School, One
Station Unit Training (OSUT).
Subsequent assignments include: B Company, 705th
Military Police Battalion, Ft. Leavenworth, KS; USAIC
Military Police Company, Ft. Benning, GA; HHC, 97th
MP Battalion, Mannheim, Germany; A Company, 759th
Military Police Battalion, Ft. Carson, CO; C Company, 704th
Military Police Battalion, Ft Lewis, WA; Naval Consolidated
Brig, Charleston, SC; DAMO-ODL/OPMG, Pentagon, Washington,
DC.
Since December 2004, he served with the Office of the
Provost Marshal General in the Corrections & Internment
Branch as the Army Corrections Command’s
Program Manager for the Army
Corrections System, consisting of one Maximum Security
Prison, three Regional Corrections Facilities, two oversees
Confinement Facilities, temporary Operational Detention
Facilities as needed, and over 1,000 military and civilian
employees, and in excess of 2500 military inmates in
confinement or on mandatory supervised release/parole. He
served as principal authority for Army Corrections System,
Procedures for Military Executions, and Apprehensions and
Confinement and Military Sentence to Confinement. Provides
analysis and recommendations to Office of Secretary Of
Defense on military corrections policy.
Mr. Patterson's training includes basic training and
Military Occupational Specialty training as a Corrections
Specialist at the Military Police One Station Unit Training,
Military Police Basic and advanced Non-Commissioned Officers
courses; Equal Opportunity Representative Course;
U.S. Customs & Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Customs Inspectors Course and Certified as
a U.S. Customs Inspector.
His awards include;
Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Good
Conduct Medal; Navy Achievement Medal; Meritorious Service
Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Army
Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 3; National
Defense Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
and Army Staff Badge.
He’s earned medals for
exceptional meritorious service while serving as an acting
First Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, Facility and Company
Administrations and Operations supervisor, senior Army
Liaison with the Navy and positions as a senior correctional
supervisor over a myriad of positions over a 21 year
military career.
Mr. Patterson is a member of the American
Correctional Association, a member of the
Correctional
Accreditation
Managers'
Association and earned a certification of
completion of the ACA Auditors Orientation Training. |
