Earicka Patterson

Highly committed and assertive professional with over 29 years experience with the Philadelphia Department of Prisons, within the past year as Warden. Excels in working under pressure and combined with the understanding and knowledge of policies and procedures that improves the ability to communicate, strategically plan, allocate, and administer the work of a large workforce of correctional personnel; that is committed to maintaining ethical and moral standards while supervising incarcerated persons and staff.

Team Building:

• Mentored staff through hands on teaching with first line supervisors or newly promoted supervisors.
• Created a YOU MATTER mentality for all staff. Focused on engaging each employee one on one and being transparent with my vision and goals for the facility.

Communication:

• Consistently promoted staff engagement and suggestions with improving the work environment.
• Taught training to supervisors and line staff on topics including TELESTAFF, KRONOS, Conflict Resolution and Ethics.
• I have spoken to large groups of incarcerated persons at religious and education programs, graduation ceremonies, and special events. In addition to speaking at Correctional Staff graduations.

Leadership:

• As Warden I am responsible for almost 1000 incarcerated individuals, oversee the performance of almost 225 staff, and oversee facility spending.
• I was instrumental with TELESTAFF training at all facilities to ensure supervisors were prepared for roster transitioning with increased accountability for accurate payment for staff working overtime.
• Managed the CORESTAR unit which has accountability and develops a system for the collection of timely and accurate data to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of programs and services to measure performance.
• Managed the STAFF DEPLOYMENT/KRONOS unit that control's the use of Correctional Officer overtime, redeploying staff, and maintaining training certifications.
• Collaborated with Training Academy Director and Human Services Program Administrator to develop a retention and mentoring action plan during Executive Leadership Program.

For the last (25) twenty-five years I have co-chaired the organization Women Who Inspire. Women Who Inspire started from a group of women who worked at Philadelphia Department of Prisons, who joined together in 1997 in an effort to transform and give hope to impoverished families during the holiday season. Starting out as just a small group of women volunteering in various workplaces, WWI has grown primarily through word- of- mouth. All of the donations received by WWI provided basic essential needs to various families.

For the past sixteen years we have partnered with different organizations such as: Shuler Recreation Center, Mander (after-school program), Gompers Elementary School, Rivera Recreation Center, Hank Gathers Center & Smith Playground (Literacy program) to help us fulfill our mission that prides itself on giving back to the community by providing food, clothing and toys to families facing the effects of poverty.