Founders
Founders
Dr. S.D. Patterson
Dr. S.D. Patterson
Executive Director
Executive Director
Dr. S.D. Patterson is the co-founder of Neighborhood's Hands and serves as the Executive Director. He is a Winston-Salem native and grew up in the Cleveland Avenue Homes. Dr. S.D. Patterson is a UNC Charlotte and N.C. A&T alumnus and received his JD from the John Marshall Law School.
In addition, Dr. S.D. Patterson has served as an ordained deacon since 1994 and later decided to preach the Gospel of God. He also serves on several non-profit executive boards.
Dr. S. D. Patterson received the DMin in
Pastoral Care, United Cornerstone University.
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Dr. S. D. Patterson is the author of
"The Handbook...What Every Church,
Religious and Nonprofit Organization Needs to KNOW and HOW to Obtain
Funding.
Tamica Patterson
Tamica Patterson
Outreach Coordinator
Outreach Coordinator
Tamica Y. Patterson is the co-founder of Neighborhood's Hands and serves as the Outreach Coordinator and the Women's Ministry Coordinator. She also serves as the Chairman of the Board for Neighborhood's Hands.
She received her bachelor's degree in Nursing with honors from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is currently in the process of receiving her Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University School of Divinity. She considers community service to be her spiritual calling and believes Neighborhood's Hands can make a huge difference in the community.