Her coverage of the 2010 Paralympic Games earned her the National Radio Network Adrienne Clarkson Diversity Award. Her journalism has also been recognized with a Jack Webster Award for Best Radio Feature, 2 national RTNDA awards, one for a series on fetal alcohol in Northern BC which she co-produced with colleague Robert Doane, and 3 BC RTNDA awards, one for a story on gang violence in Prince George.

She is also a published author and her book of short fiction, The Butcher of Penetang, was a shortlist finalist for two national literary awards.

Before moving to the BC interior in 1999, Betsy grew up in Alberta and worked in Toronto at a homeless shelter and in adult literacy and community development programs. Betsy now lives with her family and dog in a rural area outside Prince George.