Betsy Levin

Many wonderful memories of White House Fellows days.

I walked with Betsy on Everwalk from Boston to Cape Elizabeth Me in 2017. She was a delight and an inspiration to meet and participate in this Epic event. She has stood out in my memory since then. I didn't know the details of her inspiring career. I would have loved to talk more with her. She continues to shine.

Betsy Day, July 4th, 2023

I had the privilege of working with Betsy during the tumultuous period surrounding the establishment of the United States Department of Education. Her dedication to building the Office of the General Counsel, which she had been appointed to head, was an inspiration to all her colleagues. I'm proud to have been among them and to have come to call her a friend.

I first crossed paths with Betsy may years ago, maybe around 2010 or so, when we fortuitously met on a Meetup hike in the Patapsco Valley State Park. Betsy, believing that hiking was good for one´s heart and good for one´s soul, completed hundreds of hikes with her multiple hiking groups over the years. Even after her surgery for stage 4-lung cancer. Even in her mid-80s, when she walked around the periphery of Manhattan (30+ miles). Even when she recently hiked over 100 miles in Canada...