Chief Commercial Officer of Clean Earth, Enviri
Search every verified Elizabeth Peterson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Elizabeth Peterson, Chief Commercial Officer of Clean Earth at Enviri, has been involved in youth development, arts education, and speech coaching. In March 2025, she joined the 906 Adventure Team as a staff member, discussing her personal connection to the program through her son's participation. She stated that the foundation of the program is "acceptance" and that "failure is part of our ingredient list for life success." Peterson also emphasized the importance of encouraging children to face challenges, saying, "It's hard to encourage and put your kids in a position to do hard things and potentially face failure, but if you put them into the right situation with the right people in the right organization, it's going to pay off." Peterson has also worked as an arts integration specialist and founder of The Inspired Classroom, where she promoted social emotional artistic learning (SEAL). She argued that SEAL should be "embedded into what teachers are already doing" and that "the teacher is by far the most important part of the classroom." Additionally, she has operated as a licensed speech coach, offering accent reduction programs. She described American English as "loosey-goosey" and taught techniques such as "American intonation" and "diaphragm breathing" to improve clarity. In 2020, she produced and hosted "Wildcat Minutes" for WNMU-TV, interviewing a Northern Michigan University senior who chose to stay on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The basis, the foundation is acceptance — I don't need to know anything about you except that you're human and you deserve the opportunity to succeed and fail. Failure is part of our ingredient list for life success.”
“It's hard to encourage and put your kids in a position to do hard things and potentially face failure, but if you put them into the right situation with the right people in the right organization, it's going to pay off.”
“Social emotional learning is just a necessity and if we're gonna survive as teachers and as educators we've got to figure out a way to kind of transform how we do things.”
“Music is so innately emotional and it doesn't matter what part of that process you're part of, it just becomes part of who you are and what you're doing in your experiences.”
“The key is that social emotional artistic learning (SEAL) is embedded into what teachers are already doing without requiring them to implement an entire SEL program that takes up their precious class time.”
“The teacher is by far the most important part of the classroom and administrators need to start realizing that it's not about the program, it's about the teacher period.”
“One mindset shift that has really changed a lot of teachers' mindset is understanding the sense of control: what you actually have control of and what you do not.”
“Teachers often dwell on problems they have no control over, which leads to overwhelm and frustration; recognizing this and learning to let go is a crucial self-care skill.”
“SEAL strategies work for all grade levels and content areas because the arts are a vehicle for being able to modify and adapt to fit the kids that are in front of you.”
“Embedded strategies like movement and soundtracking can be quick, practical ways to help students get ready and focused for learning.”
“For SEL and arts education to be really powerful, it needs to be embedded, intentional, and sustained with consistency.”
“As educators, we need to do what's best for our kids and ourselves, find our voice, and stand up for what we know will work in our classrooms.”
“Hey, everybody. I'm Elizabeth Peterson. As with the rest of the world right now, we're doing things a little bit differently — Wildcat Minutes from my living room.”
“Today, we're checking in with Jessie Sullivan, a senior at Northern Michigan University, who despite everything going on has decided to stay on campus through the end of the semester, making the most of her new NMU experience.”
“Jessie Sullivan has left her on-campus apartment just a handful of times the past two weeks — twice to go to the grocery store, and other times to hike or go to the lake and listen to the waves.”
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