Bette Patterson

Vice President of Finance

Michael and Bette attended Sunnydale Adventist Elementary together in the 5th grade. In 2017 they reconnected when Bette was called to the position of VP of Finance at SAA and they were married in 2018. They have three children, Kallen, Josiah, and Willa. 

Bette’s family moved away in 1998. She attend Union College and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting. She worked for the General Conference Auditing Service right out of college in the Mid-America area, including Sunnydale. Bette became a Certified Public Accountant while working for GCAS. After auditing, she worked as the Business Manager and Assistant Principal at Ozark Academy before taking a year to earn her Masters in Accounting from Western Governors University. Adventist education has been a big part of both Michael and Bette’s lives and will continue to be for a long time.