Carol Petersen

Candidate

Carol was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended UC Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Social Psychology and received her teaching credential the following year. She was awarded a Masters in Gifted Education from Kansas State University. Carol taught upper elementary and middle school and was involved in education for over 15 years. She moved frequently and lived in seven different states to follow her husband’s academic career in chemistry and administration. She was raised in the Presbyterian Church but began following the Catholic faith with her husband. They were married in the Catholic Church and their children were raised in the Catholic faith. She is looking forward to officially joining the faith.