March 21, 2020: Peter is an associate faculty member with the University of Phoenix who brings to our campus a wealth of instructional and student centric experience making him an ideal candidate to work for any academic institution. For the last seven years, Peter has been facilitating IT and business classes at the University of Phoenix. His faculty evaluations have noted is student centric approach, as well as a facilitative style that is engaging and ensures students are grasping the course content and objectives. In addition, Peter has demonstrated regular communication with his students and challenges their critical thinking and research skills. He continually seeks to help students learn the necessary soft skills many employers seek today. It is evident that he has a passion for IT and project management concepts, yet his lead has also shared how well he develops a rapport with his students thus creating a welcoming class environment while providing quickly qualitative proactive and constructive feedback. Peter is a dynamic individual who possesses the abilities to work in a structured environment, and yet, he is to very flexible and open to changes making him an excellent choice to work with diverse organizational stakeholders.

February, 28, 2020: I have known Peter since he joined North Fresno Rotary in 2012. Since the beginning of Peter’s membership we have worked on numerous projects and boards together as fellow Rotarians. During my year as President of North Fresno Rotary, we worked together on many projects. Peter’s commitment to International Rotary matches the Rotarian motto of service above self. He has been an eager participant in many areas of Rotary. Specific projects Peter has either developed or updated for Rotary are the club member information on the district 5230 database; creation of communication platforms for an updated and expanded weekly bulletin, program information and presenters ; transition of club data to cloud platforms to increase collaboration among the different committees and individuals; and increased club presence on social media platforms. In addition, Peter‘s technical skills increased our ability to tap into potential programs, grants and opportunities for our community involvement projects. His management of our online platforms has allowed North Fresno Rotary to increase membership through these avenues. He has served as historian for each Avenue of Service and managed club Bulletins. Through his photography and videography and utilizing his media skills have allowed the club greater opportunities for outreach through videos and photography.

July 1, 2019: Peter Fortuna is beloved community member who is a practiced leader trained in peaceful and ethical conflict resolution at Fresno State. He embodies the spirit of our program. Peter has for nearly 10 years used his substantial and growing vocational skills, his massive servant heart, and his inspirational and bold leadership style to the benefit of the Mediator Mentor Program at Fresno State. Over the years Peter has created numerous flyers, info graphs, videos, photos, training documents for technology, and websites to teach support peaceful conflict resolution. Without Peter and his talents, our program may not have been sustainable or achieved the level of success we become known for.

April 19, 2016: I have worked with Peter for many years, in the context of Conflict Resolution Education, Mediation training and technology support for those activities. Mr. Fortuna has made himself indispensable to Mediator Mentors, a K-12/university program that I developed, and to CRETE (Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education). Along with maintaining his considerable responsibilities at Fresno State, Peter has donated hundreds of hours to teaching conflict resolution skills to youth. He is especially loved by the students at Ayer Elementary School where he nurtures the peer mediation program with the Principal and CSUF trainers. Peter has distinguished himself as an Information Technology Consultant and he has applied both his technology and teaching skills (Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction) in a variety of settings. With his Master’s Degree in Business in progress, his constant presence in the schools and his service ethic, Mr. Fortuna is a force for Good! As the Director Emerita of Mediator Mentors, I can truly say that our ability to communicate through our website was strengthened by Peter. He managed so many aspects of our program while teaching at the ground level. University students, Partner Teachers and Professors all gravitated to Peter’s CAN DO attitude. Peter Fortuna IS a manager of many projects.

May 4, 2011: Peter is one of the best Tech Consults you will find. He is very knowledgeable and takes the initiative to explain the reasoning behind the great things that he does. Peter is one of those rare people that will help fix a solution but build you up with what you can do in the future.

April 23, 2011:  I work with Peter as a founding board member for New Spirit Charter Academy. He is very dedicated, and pays attention to detail. He is knowledgeable and excels in IT operations management and educational leadership. He has extremely strong written and verbal communication skills. He is instrumental in the success we have had as a founding board for the school. He has been a joy to work with and an asset to our founding team.