Speaking Engagements
For Betsy’s booking information, please fill out the contact form. Here’s a snapshot of her upcoming, recent speaking engagements and trainings. For López-Wagner Strategies agency support, please visit www.equitablecomms.com.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Speaker, Private event (August 2023)
Ongoing Training SeriesCommunications Training for Community Catalyst’s Community Solutions for Health Equity - Skills & Strategy Sessions
Past Speaking Engagements
Moderator, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Capitol Hill Ocean Week, Building Resilience Through Ocean-Based Climate Solutions – Washington, D.C., June 8th, 2023
Trainer - Azul Rising Leaders Initiative, Semana Azul - Ocean Week, June 5, 2023
Speaker, The Frank Convening, February 2023
Co-Presenter, Alliance for Nonprofit Management, Fixing the RFP & Finding the Right Outside Help – Virtual, October 27, 2022
Co-Presenter, PANO Annual Conference, Strengthening Your RFP Process for Better & More Diverse Venders – Virtual, October 26, 2022
Moderator, The Wilderness Society, Public Lands are Fueling Climate Change. What Now? – Webinar, August 24, 2022
Panelist, Pollapalooza, Climate Nexus, Natural Gas & BIPOC Communities – Virtual Session, February 10, 2022
Private, July 21, 2021
Panelist, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Capitol Hill Ocean Week, Inclusive Access: Engaging Audiences & Communities for Ocean Conservation – Online, June 16, 2021
Trainer, National Park Foundation, External Affairs Team, Equitable Communications for Effective Engagement – Virtual Training, May 26, 2021
Trainer, EarthEcho International, Equitable Communications and Environmental Justice – Virtual Workshop, May 2021
Trainer, Language Access and Inclusivity Workshop, Hispanic Access Foundation, Latino Advocacy Week – Online, March 19, 2021
Trainer, Hispanic Access Foundation, Latino Advocacy Week, Policy &Coalitions Workshop, Virtual conference – Online, March 17, 2021
Co-Presenter, National Ocean Protection Coalition, Mid-Year Strategy Meeting: Update on NOPC’s DEI Journey – Virtual Meeting, May 2021
Training, Heising Simons Foundation & Grantee Partners, Language Access for Inclusive Support and Engagement – Webinar, November 18, 2020
Moderator, EcoMadres, Moms Clean Air Force, Virtual Cafecito: Cuentos Del Fuego, A Reflection on Loss, Recovery and the Climate Crisis – Online, September 24, 2020
Moderator, Moms Clean Air Force, Virtual Cafecito: The Power of the Black and Latino Vote – Online, November 2020
Trainer, East Bay Regional Park District: Bias, Docents Program, Inclusivity, and Me: Equitable Communications Workshop – Bay Area, CA, Online, June and September 2020
Speaker and trainer, Science Sentinels Program: COMPASS, Virtual Program – May 2020, Fall 2020
Belonging: A Quest for Greater Inclusivity and Community Outdoors, Corazon Latino, Latino Conservation Week – Online, July 23, 2020
Trainer, Co-Lead, Grassroots Social Media: Advancing Causes for Justice, California Environmental Justice Coalition Conference (CEJC) – Sacramento, CA, November 2019
Journalism: Driving Measurable Impact for Social Change, The Communications Network Annual Conference – Austin, TX, October 2019
Heartwired: Coastal Coffee, Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) Hill Day, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation – Washington, D.C., June 2019
Facebook Live: Día Mundial de los Océanos, Corazon Latino World Ocean Day – Washington, D.C., June 2019
Latinx Affinity Group co-lead, People of the Global Majority: Outdoors, Nature, Environment – Philadelphia, PA, May 2019
Heartwired to Love the Ocean: A Messaging Lab on How to Strengthen Public Support for Ocean Protection, GreenLatinos National Summit – Lake George, NY, May 2019
Training: Social Media for Social Impact, Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice – San Francisco, CA, April 2019
#OurSharedSeas Tweet Chat, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation – San Francisco, California, April 2019
Chile Marine Strategy Video and Update, Grantee Partner Convening, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation – Santiago, Chile, January 2018
Social Media for Campaigns: Digital Communications, Steven Horsford for Congress – Las Vegas, NV, September 2018
Environmental Health Disparities, Tackling an Unjust Epidemic, GreenLatinos National Summit – Estes Park, CO, May 2018
Organizing with Our Community for Racial Equity & Environmental Justice, National Education Association (NEA) 25th Annual Hispanic Caucus Leadership Conference – San Diego, CA, April 2018
Campaigns: Fighting for Environmental Justice - Workshop, National Education Association (NEA) 25th Annual Hispanic Caucus Leadership Conference – San Diego, CA, April 2018
Speaker, LCV New York Dinner Awards - League of Conservation Voters (LCV) December – New York, NY, December 2017
Testimony provided, Clean Power Plan, Environmental Protection Agency – WV, November 2017 More details