Mike Patterson, Deacon of Finances

NAME: Michael A. Patterson

BORN: April 10, 1964 in Fort Worth, Texas

FAMILY: Beth (wife - married in 1986); Chelsea (daughter - born in 1992); and Emma (daughter - born in 1997)

EDUCATION: MBA (University of Texas at Arlington - 1991); BBA - Accounting (University of Texas at Arlington - 1986); Texas CPA - 1988

WORK: CFO at DFB Pharmaceuticals / Healthpoint, a pharmaceutical company specializing in wound care and skin products.

HOBBIES: Audio/Video - Home Theater (I love music and movies); Guitars (I seem to collect more than I play); Photography; Fly Fishing; Travel; Motorcycles (Harley & Ducati); Scuba; Sailing; and other things I do not have time for ....

FAVORITE...

• BOOK: The Firm - Grisham; Trout Bum - Gierach; Jurassic Park - Crichton; The Search for Significance - McGee; Actually, I prefer magazines to books. I subscribe to way too many magazines.
• MOVIES: Uncle Buck; Austin Powers; Elf; The Blues Brothers; Napoleon Dynamite; Mr. Deeds; Waterboy; RV; My Big Fat Greek Wedding; The Holiday; (This is hard, I like a lot of different movies...); Spanglish; School of Rock
• MUSIC: Stevie Ray Vaughn; Eric Clapton; Buddy Guy; Lynard Skynyrd; Aerosmith; Cross Canadian Ragweed; Pat Green; Willie Nelson
• STARBUCKS DRINK: Venti Iced Black Tea - unsweetened

MY ROLE AT TCBC: Deacon for Finances - I oversee the financial matters of the church.