Shattered Lives: Byron Peterson on Elder Fraud

Byron Peterson is a resident of Shelton, CT. where he has lived for the past 39 years.  He retired in 2010 after many years in Human Resources management positions with Fortune 500 companies such as Emerson, Warner Lambert and GTE.   

He joined the AARP volunteer ranks in the fall of 2012 serving in three AARP CT state appointed positions; he is a member of the AARP Advocacy Leadership Committee where he supports the legislative and advocacy efforts of AARP at the community, state and federal level to help improve the quality of life for older people; volunteer leader of the CT Fraud Watch Network program, and is a current member of the AARP Connecticut Executive Council, an all-volunteer body that helps advise and set priorities for the state office.  

Byron holds a B.A. degree from Michigan State University.  He has also received management certifications from Rutgers University, the University Of Michigan Graduate School Of Business Administration and the Management School of MIT.