Meet Our Team

Hi, my name is Virginia (Ginny) Wright-Peterson

What is your day job?

Administrative team at University of Minnesota Rochester

When did you join the board?

When Red Drop (formerly Med City Foundation) was formed in 2015.

Why did you join the board?

My daughter made me join!  Seriously, I was honored to be a part of Red Drop from the first days. I have so glad to support my daughter as she has transformed a great loss in our lives in to something so positive and giving for others. 

If you could say one thing to patients battling blood cancers in Rochester, what would it be?

Find ways to take care of yourselves during all of the appointments, the ups and downs, the fears and tears. Ralph and I watched our favorite movies and ate ice cream. He and Kris played checkers and ate ice cream. 

What are your favorite free-time activities?

- Spending time with Kris and my grandchildren (eating ice cream)

- Serving students, staff and faculty in my role at the University

- Reading

- Writing with a focus on social justice, especially unknown stories about women. 

What is your favorite quote? 

"You must do the things you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

Anything else you would like to share?

We all need to be strong right now for many reasons. Focusing on building resilience is vitally important so we can do "the things [we] think we cannot do."  Find what feeds your resilience (eat ice cream?) and absorb as much of it as possible.