Jill Petriello
Travel Documents Chief & Customer Service Queen - Operations, NJ Office
When I Joined ETA & What I Love About Working Here
Professional Background
The bulk of my professional experience was working as an assistant on a trading floor for energy brokers. This was such a hectic, fast paced environment but so much fun. It was the perfect job for that time in my life and it definitely gave me the thick skin I have today. I remained in that role until the birth of my first child. For the next six years I was a stay at home mom to my two children.
When my daughter was in kindergarten I met Michael Holzer at a birthday party. I began telling him how I would love to find a job where I could balance work and family life. He called me in for an interview shortly after. Seventeen years later, with my children now 22 and 18, I am still proudly part of the ETA family.
Fun Facts About Jill
Interesting Facts
I love watching True Crime documentaries and cooking for family and my co workers.
Favorite Place Traveled:
My favorite place to travel is Aruba. The weather is always perfect, the restaurants are amazing and the people are so warm and inviting.
Favorite subject to study in school:
My favorite subject to study in school was Psychology because I am so interested in understanding why people think and act the way they do.
Most Recent Passport Stamp:
Bahamas.
Most unexpected moment while traveling:
On a flight home from Disney, a mom of twins who clearly enjoyed a few in flight beverages (no judgement) decided the best way to get them to sleep was by belting out a jazz rendition of the ABC’s. I genuinely thought I was on an episode of What Would You Do? Needless to say the twins did not fall asleep but the rest of the plane had a good laugh.
Window seat or aisle seat?
Aisle. I need to get up without stepping over people.
Dream destination (not yet visited):
Italy.
Go-to travel snack:
Pringles and a Coke…..the salt and sugar combo is everything!
One thing I hope students gain from traveling:
One thing I hope students gain from traveling is an understanding of different people and cultures as well as sparking a desire to broaden their horizons and keep learning.
