Deb was honored with the 2020 NYSUT Retiree of the Year Award at the 2021 RA .
Retiree Member of the Year
Deb Peterson
Retiree Council 43
Deb Peterson is the longtime former president of Retiree Council 43, Teachers Retired in Florida, a position she held from 2010-20. She is the current president of RC 43’s Space Coast unit, a position she’s held since 2014.
Peterson’s retiree contributions to NYSUT are many. She served as RC 43 vice president from 2006-10; co-president of the RC 43 Space Coast unit from 2010-14; was a NYSUT Retiree Advisory Committee member from 2014-20; a NYSUT Committee of 100 member since 2014; a member of the ED 51-53 Resolutions Committee since 2010; and is a 2009 member of the AFT Leadership Program. Peterson is also a member of the Florida Coalition Project and the NYSUT Women’s Committee.
She’s received many awards throughout her union career including the AFT Living Legacy Award in 2014; and several NYSUT Communications Award wins for her blog “From the Desk of the President.”
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Source: NYSUT 2021 RA Awards Book