Dr. Patterson has been at Regent University since 1999, with the School of Leadership Studies and now the School of Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship.

Dr. Patterson is noted as an expert on servant leadership. She coordinates an annual Servant Leadership Research Roundtable on the east coast in Virginia Beach, Virginia at Regent University, where, each year both scholars and practitioners meet together to engage in servant leadership discourse. As well, she also coordinates a west coast Servant Leadership Roundtable each year in Las Vegas, Nevada at the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS) conference.

Dr. Patterson is LPI (Leadership Practices Inventory) certified, based on the "The Leadership Challenge" by Kouzes and Posner, a best-selling leadership book detailing the five exemplary leadership practices, and is involved in numerous consulting projects, locally, nationally and abroad. She is involved in the following professional associations: The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, IALC (International Association of Leadership Consultants), ILA (international Leadership Associates) and ILA (International Leadership Association).

• Special Guest Editor, Servant Leadership Edition, International Journal of Leadership Studies. Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
• Servant Leadership Roundtable Track Chair, ASBBS (American Society for Business & Behavioral Sciences), 2005, Las Vegas, NV
• Best Paper Award, American Society for Business and Behavioral Sciences, 10th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2003

• Ph.D. Fellowship from Regent University's School of Leadership Studies 2000-2003

• Regent University Volunteer Award for leadership in the Peer Mentoring Program for Ph.D. Cohort students, August, 2001

• Founding Member of SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise). Regent University, 2000. SIFE is a not for profit organization that works with students to provide free enterprise education in real working situations.  Awards include:  Conference spokesperson at Regional and National Competitions, 2000; Regional Rookie of the Year, 2000; Regional Champion, 2000; National Rookie of the Year, 2000

• Paper Entitled "The Elderly of our Nation and their Economic Condition" chosen for presentation at Lambuth College Undergraduate Sociological Symposium

• Corporate Award: High staff retention awards in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998

• Corporate Award: Highest Net Revenue and Ancillary Award, 1998

• Member, 2009 Conference Planning Committee, ICCB (International Conference of Contemporary Business) Conference.
• Chair, Leadership Track, 2009 ICCB (International Conference of Contemporary Business) Conference.  
• Chair, Leadership Track, ICCB (International Conference of Contemporary Business) Conference, Somerset West, South Africa, October, 2008.
• QEP Lead Evaluator, East Texas Baptist University. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Marshall, TX, September, 2008 .
• Coordinator & Moderator, Servant Leadership Roundtable. Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, 2004-present.
• Track Chair, Servant Leadership Roundtable, American Society for Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas, NV, February, 2006.
• Session Moderator, "Leadership Complexities,” American Society for Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas, NV, February, 2006.
• Session Moderator, “Motivation and Transformation Issues in Leadership,” American Society for Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas, NV, February, 2006.
• Session Coordinator & Moderator, Servant Leadership: A Global Perspective and Discussion of the Emergence of this Theoretical Perspective. ILA (International Leadership Association). Chicago, IL, November, 2006.
• Track Chair, Servant Leadership Roundtable, American Society for Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas, NV, February, 2007.
• Session Moderator, “Servant Leadership: The Organizational Setting,” American Society for Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), Las Vegas, NV, February, 2007.
• Member, Committee for Standards and Guidelines in Leadership Programs. ILA (International Leadership Association).
• Reviewer, Leadership and Organizational Development Journal.
• Reviewer for Wren, D. “The History of Management Thought” 5th Edition.
• Member, Editorial Board of International Journal of Servant Leadership.
• Member, Editorial Board of the Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences.
• Member, Editorial Board: Asian Women. Sookmyung Women's University (SWU) Research Institute of Asian Women (RIAW). Two-year term.
• Graduate, MIP (Master Instructor Program), Regent University. Virginia Beach, VA.
• Certified LPI (Leadership Practices Inventory). ILA (International Leadership Associates).
• Certified EQ-I. (Emotional Intelligence). BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory. MHS (Multi-Health Systems Inc).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
• IALC (International Association of Leadership Consultants) Founding Member
• ILA (International Leadership Associates)
• ILA (International Leadership Association)

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Regent University, School of Leadership Studies, 2003
  Organizational Leadership Program
• M.A., Regent University, School of Leadership Studies, 2000
  Organizational Leadership in Business
• B.A., Lee College, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, 1991
  • Major - Sociology
  • Minors - Psychology, Biblical Studies

• Servant Leadership
• Love and Leadership
• Humility
• Telecommuting and Social Connectivity

Patterson, K. A. (2003 to present). Servant Leadership Theory.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Sponsor in the Virginia Initiative to Alleviate Welfare program
• Partner in the Woodstock Literacy program
• Host for Virginia Public Schools Special Needs Placement Program
• Public School Advisory Committee