
Katheryn Patterson

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About me
Legislative Affairs Specialist, NOAA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Education

George Mason University
2006 - 2010Master of Science (MS)
Spring Hill College
2002 - 2006Bachelor of Science (BS)
George Mason University
2010 - 2015Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Experience

Oceanic Society
Jan 2008 - Jan 2010Principal Investigator
Mar 2007 - Jan 2010Field Station Manager
Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

George Mason University
Aug 2010 - May 2016Mason Study Abroad Academic Director, Belize Program
Aug 2010 - May 2016Adjunct Professor/Graduate Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor
Aug 2006 - Dec 2015Doctoral Research Fellow
Aug 2010 - Aug 2015

NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Feb 2016 - nowLegislative Affairs Specialist, NOAA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Apr 2024 - nowForeign Affairs Specialist, NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement
Jan 2017 - Apr 2024Detail: Policy Advisor to the NOAA Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement
Feb 2016 - Jan 2017

Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability
Jan 2025 - nowProfessor of Practice
Licenses & Certifications

BHLS/CPR: Adult, Child, Infant & AED training
American CPR Care Association
Oxygen first aid for emergencies
MEDIC first aid international
Standard first aid
American Red Cross- View certificate

Law Enforcement Instructor Training Program (LEITP)
FLETC: Federal Law Enforcement Training CenterMar 2016 
Enriched Air Nitrox Diver
Scuba Schools International (SSI)Jul 2012
AAUS Scientific diver
American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)Apr 2012
Advance open water S.C.U.B.A. certification
Scuba Schools International (SSI)Dec 2006
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Katheryn PattersonNOAA Silver Sherman Award Jim Landon Jan 2021 The Silver Sherman is awarded on an ad hoc basis by each member of the NOAA Senior Executive Service. The Silver Sherman Award recognizes an individual who has performed work above his or her normal requirements, achieved a milestone that contributed significantly or critically toward the attainment of a particular program goal, and/or demonstrated leadership toward process improvement of a significant magnitude.
- Awarded to Katheryn PattersonExceptional Environmental Science and Policy Graduate Student Teacher Award George Mason University's Department of Envrionmental Science and Policy May 2016
- Awarded to Katheryn PattersonHonorable Mention Award for Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation George Mason University's Department of Environmental Science and Policy May 2016
- Awarded to Katheryn PattersonHonorable Mention for the Greatest Impact on the Study of Environmental Science and Policy Award George Mason University's Department of Environmental Science and Policy May 2016
- Awarded to Katheryn PattersonGlobal Excellence Award George Mason University’s Center for Education May 2015
- Awarded to Katheryn PattersonCOSMOS Scholar The Cosmos Club Foundation Jan 2013 http://www.cosmosclubfoundation.org/scholars/
- Awarded to Katheryn PattersonOutstanding Master of Science Student in Environmental Science and Policy George Mason University May 2010
- Awarded to Katheryn PattersonGraduate Student Outstanding Teaching Award George Mason University May 2009
Languages
- enEnglish
- spSpanish
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