1. Chris Peterson is a husband, a father, and an educator. Don't ask him what he teaches
because his response is always "young people". Chris has had the fortune of graduating
twice from the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse; receiving a BS in Health and Physical
Education and an MS in PE with an Adventure Education emphasis. Here he had
countless opportunities to work with great educators from all over the state. Chris moved
to the West Coast in 1999 and spent two years teaching and coaching young people. It
was in the Portland, Oregon area where he received his experience working with a very
diverse population of students. It was here he learned about what attracts kids into the
"gang" lifestyle. This is where he realized the lifetime impact that can be had with
students. This impact is a two-way street. Chris recently stepped away from the
classroom in Holmen, WI to attain his administrative license from the Winona State
University in Minnesota and to spend more time at home raising their two daughters.
He's been blessed with a number of opportunities to work with parents, students and
educators all around the state, leading workshops on refusal skills, classroom
management and discipline, and anti-bullying programs. He had the fortune to work with
Jim and Charles Fay while completing his independent facilitator training for Becoming a
Love and Logic Parent. Chris and his wife feel blessed to raise their children with these
strategies. He has had the opportunity to meet thousands of educators while presenting at
conferences including: Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), Wisconsin
Association of Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (WAHPERD), Building
the Heart of Successful Schools, Wisconsin School Counselors Association (WSCA),
Minnesota School Counselors Association (MSCA), Iowa School Counselors Association
(ISCA), North Dakota Counselors Association (NDCA), Health and PE Best Practices,
and others. Chris continues to travel around the region working with the parents, teachers
and students of large school districts such as: Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS),
Appleton, Howard Suamico, Las Vegas and DePere as well as smaller schools like
Cloquet, Elcho, Merrill, Wazeka-Steuben, and Pulaski. Chris is excited to teach, and
even more excited to learn, living his motto..."Health isn't everything, but everything is
nothing without it."