Biography

Family, Service, and Dedication

Tim Paterson, 58, has been married to Joan Paterson since July 30, 1994. They have three children. Tim spent 33 years of his life in the Army National Guard and Army Reserves, was deployed twice overseas, served as a Blackhawk Pilot, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

Education
Graduated in 1984 from West De Pere High School
Bachelor of Science in Business from Excelsior College 2001
Command and General Staff College – Senior Military Leadership School 2012
Helicopter Flight School – Ft. Rucker, AL 1996

Military Service
Deployed overseas to Kuwait from February-September 2002
Deployed overseas to Kuwait for initial invasion of Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom from February 2003-September 2003
WI National Guard – March 1989-December 2017 – Helicopter Mechanic, Chemical Warfare Officer, Blackhawk Pilot, Operations Officer, Program Manager, Project Officer, Airspace Management Officer, Training Officer.
US Army Reserves – January 2018-March 2022 – Operations Officer, Plans Officer, Airspace Management Officer.
Lifelong Member of the National Guard Association – State & Federal Levels

Civilian Employment
Alta Resources – December 1999-September 2021 – Variety of Sales, Sales Support, Customer Service Positions, Team Trainer.
Zaroni’s Pizza – November 2021-February 2024 – Manager

Political Service
Winnebago County Board Supervisor – District 11
Veterans Service Commission
Aviation Committee
Solid Waste Management Board

Faith
Member of Church of the Incarnation, Appleton, WI
Valley Christian School – Oshkosh
High School 8-man Football Coach
Middle School Girls Basketball Coach

1996 US Army Produced Video of Tim’s Flight School – Tim is at the controls in a number of these clips!