
Project Director
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Anna Patterson is a Project Director at the School of Government Environmental Finance Center (SOG EFC). In this role, she helps communities and utilities improve their environmental health and financial resilience. Anna believes that access to clean and affordable water, wastewater, and stormwater services is essential, and she enjoys assisting communities in increasing their capacity to provide those services to their customers.
Before working at the SOG EFC, Anna was employed at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) as the Director of Outreach and Education for the School of Polymer Science and Engineering. Before working at USM, Anna was previously employed as a Sr. City Planner for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans’ Environmental Affairs department. In that role, she worked primarily in stormwater. She also worked as an Associate City Planner for the City of Danville, VA. These experiences were a crucial part of her journey, shaping her understanding of local government operations and utilities’ challenges.
Anna likes to take walks with her husband, baby son, and two dogs in her spare time. You can find her wearing clothing she sewed herself and planning her next quilt.
Education
MA, Applied Geography, 2015, University of North Carolina Greensboro
BA, Dual Degrees in Environmental Studies and Geography, 2010, University of North Carolina Greensboro