Trisha Petersen

Dedicated 20-year retired military professional and government civilian employee with crisis intervention experience in leadership, utilization management, leading complex operations, managing budgets and resources, assessing programs, and building stakeholder relationships. Skilled at identifying needs, overcoming barriers. Passionate about community engagement, trauma-informed education, and coaching to improve access. Experienced in overseeing multi-million-dollar budgets and resource management. Skilled in analytical and evaluative methods, as well as strategic planning, seeking a new, challenging role as a Chief Crisis Intervention Officer for The Trevor Project helping LGBTQ youth. Strong analytical abilities paired with compassion and commitment in the military as an active service member and civilian government profession with over four years of experience coordinating and connecting members to appropriate human services in lifestyle changes using motivational interviewing tactics, and at the same time multitasking and serving the Nuclear Communication Enterprise. Skilled at assessing member needs, identifying barriers, and motivating members to achieve optimal outcomes. Exceptional written and verbal communicator able to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams in Contact Center and client service environments. Proficient in user experience, service delivery, and suicide prevention strategies.

● Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award and Nuclear Deterrence Operations Award winner for managing operations for 20 B-2 aircraft and 229 personnel.

● Awarded Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. Managed 1900 certification and training documents for 160 groups; led 30 weapons academic courses.

● Armament Systems Manager of the Year for developing, implementing, and evaluating plans, work processes, policies, systems, and procedures to achieve maintenance effectiveness goals, objectives, and work standards.

• Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Advocate and Coordinator (SARC) Jan 2010-Jan 2017

o Providing Sexual Assault Prevention training for 10K military troops throughout Whiteman AFB. Created training curriculum for SARC to include information about way that airman can collaborate with each other to help be a good wing man for others that may be at high risk for sexual assault in the military.

o Victim Advocate helped over 100 airman with reporting options and supported victims at the hospital for a medical evaluation, treatment, and examination.

o Advocated for ethical and accurate reporting of incidents.

• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Feb 2016- Feb 2018

o Trained community member of over 1,000 hrs., who was appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child in court. Assigned to two cases of an abused or neglected child who is in the child welfare system.

o Gave 6 children a voice and provided a stable influence in their lives. Eyes and ears of the court to advocate the safety and well-being of children in the protective services system. Helped children Find a safe, permanent home, do better in school, and receive the services that they need.

o Collaborated with other CASA volunteers in a networking capacity to ensure the best outcomes for the children.