Carol Peterson, M.B.A.

Carol joined the staff at Susan Hirt Hagen CORE in February 2026. She previously worked in the Black School of Business, where she managed the planning and implementation of co-curricular programs. She is an alumna of Penn State Behrend, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology and a Master of Business Administration.

Carol has twenty years of business experience and has worked with a broad range of students while working as a consultant for the Gannon University Small Business Development Center and as an instructor at Fortis.

She and her husband have two sons. She enjoys cooking, traveling, camping, skiing, kayaking, and keeping a small flock of chickens.