Betty was certified in 1975 while attending graduate school at Wright State University. Currently, and for the past 19 years, she has been a full time employee of Divers Alert Network, directing the growth and direction of its dive insurance programs as a Vice President and Director of Insurance Services. She has developed and introduced training programs, edited and co-authored periodicals, training manuals and textbooks, lectured at the most prestigious diving conventions on topics regarding diving fitness and specific to women in diving, and conducted workshops on dive accident statistics, dive safety, oxygen first aid and the diving environment.