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Elyse Petersen is the founder of Tealet. She has worked as a food scientist in quality assurance and product development across the dairy, seafood, dry-mix, meat, tea, and soft drink industries. Petersen completed two terms of service in the Peace Corps and works on sustainable food security initiatives, with expertise spanning international development, communications, quality assurance, and product development.
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Experience
- TealetFoundercurrent2012 — presentHonolulu, HI
- Obubu Tea PlantationsGlobal Tea Ambassador2012Wazuka, Kyoto, Japan
- International Tea Farms AllianceVolunteer2011 — 2012Kyoto, Japan
- Team Hawaii 2011Communications Officer2010 — 2011
- United States Peace CorpsFood Preservation Specialist Response Volunteer2010
- Ito En (USA)Quality Assurance Supervisor2008 — 2010
- United States Peace CorpsVolunteer2007 — 2008
- Penguin Natural FoodsFood Technologist2005 — 2006
- Fuji FoodQuality Assurance2004 — 2005
Skills & more
Communications5Strategic Planning61Public Speaking23Management53Strategy16Negotiation17Capacity Building3Leadership28Analysis3English14Global Collaboration5Social Media Marketing25
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Product DevelopmentQuality AssuranceInternational DevelopmentSustainabilitySocial MediaResearchMarketing CommunicationsProgram ManagementEntrepreneurshipTrainingCommunity DevelopmentSustainable AgricultureLanguages Hausa · Japanese · Spanish
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- Who is Elyse Petersen?
- Elyse Petersen is the founder of Tealet. She has worked as a food scientist in quality assurance and product development across the dairy, seafood, dry-mix, meat, tea, and soft drink industries. Petersen completed two terms of service in the Peace Corps and works on sustainable food security initiatives, with expertise spanning international development, communications, quality assurance, and product development.
- Where does Elyse Petersen work?
- Elyse Petersen is Founder of Tealet.
- What companies did Elyse Petersen found?
- Elyse Petersen founded Tealet.
- Where did Elyse Petersen go to school?
- Elyse Petersen studied at University of Hawaii at Manoa (MBA, Japan Focus); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (B.S., Food Science and Technology).
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