Patrick Strickland

Patrick B. Strickland is a tribal management professional with the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, where he has developed a successful track record in federal policy development and project management for the last eighteen years. His leadership with tribal, non-tribal, and federal entities provide critical outcomes for at risk populations and communities.  He is a results-oriented advocate for tribal, federal, and state programs to formulate policy and secure funding.

Patrick is a grassroots leader with extensive experience in community programs funded though the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Community Service and Division of Energy Assistance, and Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Native American Programs.

Patrick is a recipient of professional acknowledgments from federal and state entities including the Institutional Innovation Award presented by the National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition, Lifetime Eternal Flame Award presented by OCS, DEA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Advocate of the Year Award presented by the Pembroke Area Chamber of Commerce.

Patrick developed a partnership with The National Congress of American Indians to address annual tribal budgeting initiatives affecting Indian Country. He also provided tribal training and technical assistance to tribal nations throughout Indian Country and Alaskan Native Communities.

 Most recently, Patrick serves as principal lead for the Lumbee Tribe’s Building Resiliency and Vital (BRAVE) Project, focusing on COVID-19 testing, research and vaccination hesitancy. In partnership with the Community Organized Relief Efforts (CORE) and World Central Kitchen (WCK), and the National Institute of Health (NIH), he coordinated logistics for the testing of more than 7,000 tribal and community residents in an effort to reduce community spread while targeting food insecurities.