Dr. Denise Patterson is the School Support Officer for Learning Area 13. She brings 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher and administrator in North Carolina.

She has served as superintendent for Asheville City Schools, a chief academic officer in Hickory Public Schools, an associate superintendent in Union County Public Schools, and a teacher, assistant principal, and principal in Lincoln County Schools.

Dr. Patterson holds a doctoral degree in educational leadership from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a master’s degree in school administration from Gardner-Webb University, a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.