Ann Patton
Ann Patton is author of Give a Damn! Father Dan Allen’s War on Poverty, which will be published in late 2011. A former newspaper reporter, she is author of two other books and scores of articles, reports and presentations, many focusing on community, disaster, and sustainability issues.
Patton has worked throughout the United States and beyond as a consultant, writer, and mentor. She was founding director of Tulsa Project Impact, Tulsa Citizen Corps, and Tulsa Partners—award-winning programs to create disaster-resistant, sustainable communities. She was a charter member of the team that created Tulsa’s flood program. She works part-time for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Consulting clients have also included federal and local agencies. She is vice chair of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association and secretary of the Tulsa Stormwater Drainage and Hazard-Mitigation Advisory Board.
Patton has received numerous awards for her work, including FEMA’s national public service award in 1998, and the Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. The city of Tulsa has named an open-space floodplain park Ann Patton Commons.
