About Elizabeth Peterson
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.
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Transcript (10 segments)
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Elizabeth Peterson0:00
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.
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Jessie Sullivan0:28
We've played a lot of board games. We finished a 2,000 piece puzzle already this week and we have another one.
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Elizabeth Peterson0:37
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 others to hike or go to the lake and listen to the waves. Something she's always done since moving to Marquette, but something that today seems more important than ever.
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Jessie Sullivan0:54
Now, if we spend two days inside it's like, 'We gotta get outside. We're gonna go crazy in here.' Something that I need to stay focused and adds a study break, or life break.
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Elizabeth Peterson1:09
Sullivan has decided to stay on campus for the remainder of her final semester. It's not easy being away from her family, but it's also the place she's called home the past four years. She says she feels safe here.
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Jessie Sullivan1:22
But I think it being my senior year, I'm not ready to leave. I wanted my time in Marquette.
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Elizabeth Peterson1:29
Moving to all online classes has been an adjustment, but she's gotten into a routine. One of the hardest parts, she admits, not seeing her professors and classmates.
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Jessie Sullivan1:39
Wednesday they were there and then it's like, oh, I might never see you again. I might never talk to you again. And I think that part is what makes me sad, or disappointed, that I won't get that closure with my professors or my classmates.
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Elizabeth Peterson1:56
And even in all the uncertainty, she remains hopeful for the future. Hanging on to any bit of good that she can find.
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Jessie Sullivan2:04
As an environmental studies major and somebody who cares about the environment, it's really hopeful to see that smog is clearing. When Italy went on lockdown, it was just a couple of days and then the canal's cleared. I have found hope in that. Like maybe this will help, as awful as it is, but that's what I've seen be a silver lining or something that is good.
