Dr. Jeanette Betancourt

Senior VP, Outreach and Education Practices, Sesame Workshop

Dr. Betancourt has directed Sesame Workshop Outreach projects in the areas of bilingual education, literacy, music, health and safety, resiliency, and child care. The Sesame Workshop When Families Grieve is part of the Talk, Listen, Connect initiative, helping families cope with difficult transitions. She has overseen content development for Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat and advised on Dragon Tales. She is also the series content advisor for the award-winning parenting programs A Place of Our Own and Los Niños en su Casa.