Sergeant Major (Retired) Chris Patterson retired from the United States Army in October of 2014 after honorably serving as a 56M for 25+ years. He is a graduate of Class 58 of the prestigious United States Army Sergeants Major Academy.  His culminating assignment prior to retirement was Chief, Enlisted Personnel Proponency Office.  Since retiring, he has worked in progressively more senior positions in higher education to include Assistant Director, CENTCOM/AFRICOM Operations and College Programs for Central Texas College – Europe Campus in Kindsbach, Germany and Senior District Director/Captain, Campus Security and Support Services at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Mr. Patterson continues to teach in the Political Science and Communication departments with American Military University (16 years) and serves as a Certified LifeGuide®, Team Lead and Veteran Topic Lead with the LifeGuides corporation. Chris also serves the Veteran community by volunteering and/or serving as a member of the PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) outreach program, Veteran Golfers Association, Fairways For Warriors, and Veterans Last Patrol.