Yvonne M. Petite

Yvonne M. Petite has over 10 years of Human Capital experience. In her previous role as Learning and Development Specialist with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, she developed and implemented the core curriculum for Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s first Corporate University, known as Blue University. Under her leadership, her team effectively planned, developed, implemented, and facilitated the corporate training modules, and recommended various training and development strategies for management in accordance with the corporate goals and objectives of Blue Cross and Blue Shield. She began her Human Resources career as a contract Training Consultant for the Mid America Regional Council, The Center for Management Assistance, and Sprint’s University of Excellence. In addition, she served in a training and development role for The Full Employment Council. In 2001, she became the Employee Development Representative for Aquila Energy Corporation.

Yvonne earned a BS in Marketing Management from Park University in 1986, and a Masters of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University in 1990. She began her academic career as an Adjunct Professor with National American University in 1995. In January of 2003, she joined the Faculty of Webster University as an Adjunct Professor instructing Human Resources and Management courses. In 2006 Yvonne became the Senior Academic Advisor for graduate studies in addition to her role as a member of the Faculty.

As an active member of St. James United Methodist Church, Yvonne teaches Church School, serves in the role as a Steward, and is a member of the Contemporary Choir. Her volunteer efforts include Reading Tutor with the WEB Dubois Learning Center since 1986, where she tutors reading for inner city youth, a Youth Friend since 2001 at the Wendell Phillips Elementary School, and she also served as a Judge for the Alpha Phi Alpha Sorority 2008 Scholarship Drive.