Kate Weaver Patterson

Managing Attorney and Site Director for the South Carolina Second Chance Justice Collaborative

Kate leads the South Carolina Second Chance Justice Collaborative, which is a partnership between Soteria and nationwide reentry advocate Root & Rebound. The Collaborative advocates for the rights of people who have been harmed and marginalized by mass incarceration, seeking to increase access to justice and opportunity for people with records, and to fight poverty and create second chances for people in Greenville and more broadly across South Carolina. Kate grew up in Greenville and attended Duke University for her undergraduate and law degrees. She also holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from the University of Hong Kong. After working in New York, Charlotte and Miami, she returned home to the city she loves, looking to be a force for positive change. She lives in Greenville with her husband and their two children.

Robert Vann

Program Manager

Bob Vann is the Program manager of Soteria House .

Bob in his previous role was the Program Director for Fuqua Hall a ministry of the Atlanta Mission. He is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of, “A Strictly Biblical Perspective Ministries,” (ASBPM) Robert has over 20 years of full time experience in ministry serving as a certified addiction counselor, case manager, program manager/director (Prison Fellowship/Detroit Rescue Ministry) and executive director of ASBP Ministries Inc. He has MA from Wayne State University in the field of counseling with specialization in substance abuse. He is the author of the One Step With Jesus Restoration Program which consists of a Biblical Cognitive a Biblical Cognitive Approach to Understanding & Addressing Addiction & Relapse Prevention, with Mentoring and Discipleship components. He has trained over 1500 mentors throughout the United States and facilitates workshops across the nation.  Bob is committed to joining the Holy Spirit in the restoration of souls through equipping the Body of Christ.

Bob and his wife, Maria of 26 years, has 8 children and live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Denise Patterson

Executive Administrative Assistant and Property Manager

Denise Patterson is the Executive Administrative Assistant and Property Manager of Soteria Community Development Corporation.

Denise, a graduate of Eastside High School, continued her education at Greenville Technical College from 2008-2013 where she received her Associate Degrees in Business Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Accounting. In November 2007, she began volunteering at Soteria CDC as an appointment setter for the Ministry of Resources Benevolence Ministry. In May 2011, she started an Internship for Soteria’s Green Start Recycling before coming onboard as staff in July 2011 as Soteria Program Manager.  As the need expanded, so did Denise’s role into Administrative Assistant and Property Manager. In seeing a need of managing the housing of Soteria CDC, she went back to Greenville Tech in August 2012 and received certification in Property Management. Shortly thereafter in January 2014, she became a Notary Public for The State of South Carolina. In her spare time she loves to be “YaYa” to her 3 grandchildren.

Denise has four children and resides in Greenville, South Carolina

Wallace Justice

Soteria At Work, Project Manager

Wallace Justice is the Deconstruction Project Manager for Soteria At Work.

Wallace joined Soteria in 2017 and has given 110% to become a positive, productive member of society.  This man loves good hard labor, and it shows.  His deep understanding of construction combined with his maturity and motivation make Wallace one fine Project Manager.  We are proud to have him.

Catherine Blount

Marketing

A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Catherine brings almost 20 years of design and marketing experience to Soteria.  She gets the word out about all the good things going on both at Soteria, CDC and Soteria At Work.