Yvonne D. Petersen

Experience

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  MGT, Inc. (Association Management Company)

  Feb 1989 - Mar 1992

  Operations Manager (Assist. Executive Director)

  Responsibilities included daily oversight of eight personnel staff in the areas of marketing, public relations, reservations, fiscal administration, board and association management of three major associations on St. Thomas: The St. Thomas-St. John Hotel Association, The Virgin Islands Retailers Association and The Havensight Mall Association. Developed, organized and implemented travel familiarization trips (both group and individuals) annually. Group trips included 15-20 agents each, equally approximately 20 trips (300-400 agents).Provided oversight and assistant for the production of the VI Vacation Guide. Oversight of the Hotel Association reservations at the Cyril E. King Airport. Designed, developed and implemented initiatives of the Hotel Association Board of Directors (Love-A-Travel Agent program). Show less

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  Secret Harbour Beach Resort

  Apr 1990 - Mar 1992

  Director of Sales & Marketing

  Responsibilities included developing and implementing the resort's promotions and packages (i.e. wedding, incentive and dive), promoting resort at trade shows and training reservation center agents in selling resort both in and off season. Provided oversight of hotel operations in the absence of the general manager. Established goal of annual gross sales was one million.

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  University of the Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center

  Apr 1992 - Jun 1999

  Operations Manager/Admin. Specialist III
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  St. Croix Environmental Association

  Aug 1999 - Jan 2001

  Executive Director
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  Beyond Visions Foundation

  Jul 2001 - Dec 2014

  Executive Director
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  Virgin Islands Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.

  Nov 2012 - now

  Territorial Executive Director
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  VI Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.

  May 2018 - now

  Family2Family Program Director
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  Beyond Visions Foundation, Inc.

  Jun 2022 - now

  Family2Family Program Director