Professional Know-How, Personal Experience Benefit Big Brothers, Big Sisters

BY DEIRDRE NEWMAN

Laurie Peterson’s facility with numbers and working with people inspired her to go into accounting. A tragedy in her family forged her affinity for mentoring.The combination of those forces led to her “dream job” with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire, based in Santa Ana.

Peterson has brought financial acumen to all facets of her job as director of finance and accounting, according to Melissa Beck, chief executive of the local chapter. The performance has impressed more than her boss, landing Peterson top honors in the not-for-profit category at the Business Journal’s annual CFO of the Year Awards on Jan. 21 at Hotel Irvine (see related stories 1, 4, 12).

Originally published in the Orange County Business Journal