EducationSouthern Illinois University (B.A., Education)

Notable personal detailsJacque Donald Patterson Sr. is a District of Columbia education advocate and elected official who has served as the at-large member and president of the D.C. State Board of Education. He previously served on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8B for five terms and worked in D.C. government, including with the Department of Human Services, and later held leadership roles at Martha’s Table. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran who enlisted in 1988 and deployed for Desert Shield, and he has worked in education leadership roles including at Rocketship Public Schools and KIPP DC.