Kathleen Bethel
is an author, CEO, and educator…
Kathleen Bethel’s diverse professional experience is the inspiration for her writing.
Kathleen Bethel served:
ten years as the CEO of a science and engineering foundation (SARSEF),
Gardner, Jeff. Tucson Public Media, September 27, 2022, July 2, 2019. SARSEF CEO Kathleen Bethel Retires
Bolding, Betsy. “SARSEF CEO Retires: Looking at Kathleen Bethel’s Impact by the numbers” June 25, 2019. Looking at Kathleen Bethel’s Impact
thirty-three years as an elementary school principal and educator, and,
ten years as an administrator at the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering.
Kathleen Bethel’s publications include over thirty newspaper “Specials”, guest opinions, OP-EDs, poetry, memoirs, science and engineering website content, and education materials (See Kathleen Bethel Publications).
Kathleen Bethel may be best known for the Wishing Tree in her front yard that gathers over 30,000 wishes each winter.
Currently, Kathleen Bethel is working on her debut book, The Wishing Tree.
Photo: Eirini PajakAuthor Bio - Kathleen Bethel
The author has a diverse range of professional experience as an award-winning businesswoman.
As an Author: Kathleen Bethel was selected as a Fellow in the national project, “Tucson Public Voices: The OP-ED Project.” Over thirty OPED’s and “Specials” were published in the Arizona Daily Star and Buffalo News. Her poetry was most recently published in “Oberon” (2024). She is currently working on her first book, under contract with Harper One.
As a CEO: Kathleen Bethel was as the CEO of SARSEF, a science foundation where she was solely responsible for increasing the organization’s annual income to over a million dollars annually. She was awarded the “Top Nonprofit CEO of the Year” by “Tucson Business” and “Woman of Influence” as well as the national Peter Drucker Institute’s award of “Top Ten Non-profit Leadership.”
In Leadership: As the CEO of the science foundation, Kathleen Bethel’s ability to form valuable partnerships with major corporations such as Raytheon, Roche, Verizon, Honeywell, IBM, Intel, Arizona Public Service, Tucson Electric Power, COX, State Farm, Freeport McMoRan, and thirty other corporations and foundations.
As an Educator and Consultant: The author earned her doctorate in Educational Administration from Texas Tech University. Kathleen Bethel previously served as an elementary school principal and educator for over thirty years and as an administrator at the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering. When asked why her work in education matters in her role as a writer, she stated that she understands people, and their struggles.
The author, Kathleen Bethel, reminds us, hope is always on the horizon.
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