Chelsea Petree

Chelsea Petree is the Parent and Family Programs director at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Chelsea moved to Rochester in 2015to establish the Parent and Family Programs office, including developing a comprehensive parent communications plan and implementingfamily events and engagement opportunities. She has worked to establish a "parents as partners" culture at RIT, increasing support offamilies across the institution. Chelsea received her Ph.D. in family social science from the...See more

Chelsea Petree is the Parent and Family Programs director at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Chelsea moved to Rochester in 2015to establish the Parent and Family Programs office, including developing a comprehensive parent communications plan and implementingfamily events and engagement opportunities. She has worked to establish a "parents as partners" culture at RIT, increasing support offamilies across the institution. Chelsea received her Ph.D. in family social science from the University of Minnesota in 2013 and hasserved on the board of directors and as president of AHEPPP: Family Engagement in Higher Education. She has won several awards, includingthe 2019 Rising Alumni Award from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota and the2021 AHEPPP Powerful Partnership Award for Tiger Parent Project, a program that brings together RIT staff and faculty to learn moreabout the family experience and parent-student-university relationships. She is the editor of the College Ready book series. See less