Betsy Peterson, Mba, Mfa Email & Phone Number

Bryan, Texas, United States

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Remote

Served as Executive Assistant to busy C-suite executive: Chief Conservation Officer. Organized and managed email, calendar, travel, and expenses, as well as event planning. Utilized multiple applications such as MS Office, Google Drive, Concur, GoToMeeting, Open Voice.

Champaign, Illinois

Responsible for the internal job posting and awarding process of Kraft Food’s Champaign, IL plant. Maintained the HR function of the plant’s SAP software. Participated in onboarding and facilitated new employee orientation. Administered HR policies, practices and processes; provided high-level customer service to employees regarding benefits, job qualifications, and general employment information. Supported Business Partners in recruiting and leave management. Key accomplishments:• Identified and implemented revisions to streamline the internal job posting and awarding process after first month in position.• Principal in identifying process to eliminate errors in the electronic employee record keeping that were negatively impacting plant operations and HR work flow.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Developed and coordinated new student orientation program. Supervised 100 paid student peer discussion leaders; hired and supervised graduate assistants. Wrote and designed informational brochures. Scheduled venues for over 300 workshops annually. Performed scriptwriting, casting, and direction of video. Recruited and instructed students in leadership, communication and group facilitation skills, critical thinking, active listening, and multicultural awareness and sensitivity; created and engaged in ongoing development of coursework and syllabus. Key accomplishments:• Created an innovative orientation program using video and peer-led discussion attended by over 8000 new students each year.• Brought annual attendance compliance up to 98%.• Increased the volume of outreach programming provided to the campus community by founding a peer education group.• Developed course to train students to become peer discussion facilitators for orientation program.• Recruited and trained over 575 students in group leadership and communication skills over nine years.

Owned and operated an interior decorating business, working in both residential and institutional settings; performed sales, marketing and accounting in addition to design services.

Taught the basic skills of informative, persuasive, and commemorative speaking; instruction in critical thinking, listening, communication, and research skills; developed coursework and syllabus.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society

Master Of Fine Arts, Directing (Theatre)

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Ba, English, Theatre Arts Minor

Activities and Societies: Crescent Honor Society