In the spring of 2023, Betsy’s dream of portraying Mrs. Claus became a reality when she was awarded a scholarship to attend a Christmas school of her choosing from the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas. She flew across the country to spend three joyful days in Medina, Ohio at “Santa Nana’s Holiday University”. There, she was welcomed into the Claus Community and learned the art of portraying Mrs. Claus from an inspirational team of women.

Betsy graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a master’s degree in drama and holds a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Towson University. She performed in Maryland, Virgina, Michigan and Texas and thoroughly enjoyed her time as a Costumed Historic Interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg. She is a teaching artist with Broadway Dallas and performs as an actor with American Immersion Theatre. She has taught drama to all education levels—preschool through college.

In addition to teaching, Betsy is passionate about developing new arts programing. After her time as Education Director of Flint Youth Theatre, she spent many happy years facilitating play-based nature classes for Tinkergarten. She adores working with children of all ages and knows that Mrs. Claus is the role of a lifetime!