Kristina Wright-Peterson

Kristina Wright-Peterson has extensive work experience in the healthcare industry. Kristina started their career in 2006 at the Mayo Clinic, where they served as an RN Program Coordinator for School Health for 13 years. In 2019, they joined Cradle-2-Career Rochester MN as a Facilitator. The following year, in 2020, they joined Olmsted County Minnesota as a Public Health Nurse, initially focusing on home visiting for parenting and pregnant families but later reassigned to the COVID-19 response. Currently, they are serving as the Safety Officer in the Emergency Operations Center, leading a team of technical specialists to ensure the safe reopening and response to COVID-19 in the community. Since 2018, Kristina has also held a role at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, MN, where they started as a Supplemental RN at Season's Hospice House and now serves as the Executive Director as of June 2022.

Kristina Wright-Peterson has a comprehensive education history in the field of nursing. Kristina obtained their Associate of Science and Nursing degree from Excelsior University in 2008. Later, they pursued a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Augsburg University, which they completed in 2012. Kristina further advanced their education and expertise by earning a Master's of Science in Nursing Informatics degree from Walden University in 2017. In addition to their degrees, Kristina holds additional certifications as a Public Health Nurse from the Minnesota Board of Nursing and as a Registered Nurse from the Nursing Minnesota Board of.