About the Author

Originally from Artesia, New Mexico, Betsy currently lives with her husband and Chihuahuas in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Betsy worked in radio broadcasting for several years in Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas and New Mexico before coming back to Oklahoma and attaining an Associate's in Journalism from Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, where she wrote for the college paper, "The Maverick" and worked as the first female police officer for the city of Tonkawa. Betsy served twelve years in the US Army Reserves as a Military Police officer and Drill Sergeant. During the same time period, she worked as a police officer, police sergeant and state trooper with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. She currently is the spokesperson for a large Oklahoma law enforcement organization in the Public Affairs Division. Betsy holds a Bachelor's in Organizational Leadership from Southern Nazarene University, an Associate's in Horticulture from Oklahoma State University and is currently the President of the Logan County Master Gardeners and the Guthrie Forestry Advisory Board. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Victim's Impact Panel of Oklahoma. Betsy writes a weekly gardening article for the "Guthrie News Leader" and enjoys, "digging in the dirt" and riding her Harley Road King in her free time.