Betsy Daub has dedicated 35 years to ecological conservation, combining field research with environmental policy and advocacy. She holds an M.S. in Resource Ecology and Management from the University of Michigan and has a rich background working with non-profit conservation organizations and the state’s natural resource agency in Minnesota. In her leisure time, Betsy is a writer and an art enthusiast. She resides in Jemez Springs, New Mexico, where she and her wife are restoring a historic house, and they have two adult children.