Anneliese Peterson

Senior Vice President, Operations
Chief Operating Officer

Anneliese Peterson serves Benedictine as senior vice president, chief operating officer, providing leadership and strategic direction across the organization. Peterson oversees day-to-day operations, including clinical, therapy, culinary, environmental services and programming. She leads the implementation of key strategic objectives and drives the financial and operational performance across all business lines.

Prior to joining Benedictine, Peterson was COO at Walker Methodist where she led the day-to-day internal operations of the organization and managed external partnerships to support the creation and growth of new business lines. She led the transformation of the organization from predominantly skilled nursing to housing and grew Walker Methodist from 11 to 18 communities during her tenure. Peterson has a wealth of hands-on management experience in senior living communities to include executive director-level roles. She began her senior living career at Marriott Senior Living 20 years ago.

Peterson serves as a member of the LeadingAge Minnesota Board of Directors. She also serves on several committees with LeadingAge Minnesota as the Quality Committee Chair and on the Public Policy Committee. Peterson was named a 50 for the Next 50, a list of innovative and influential leaders charting the course for the next wave of older adult services in Minnesota.

Peterson has a Masters of Industrial/Organization Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Organizational Communication from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Peterson is a Licensed Assisted Living Director (LALD).