Kat Patterson

Katrin (Kat) Patterson is NACo’s senior program manager for behavioral health. She is responsible for managing a portfolio of behavioral health and related projects that are aimed at informing, educating and assisting county officials across the country in their efforts to improve behavioral health systems, including crisis response. Prior to joining NACo, Kat was a program manager with American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Kat received her undergraduate degree from University of Maryland, Baltimore County and her master’s in public health from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.