Jeanette Betancourt

Dr. Jeanette Betancourt is the Senior Vice President for U.S. Social Impact at Sesame Workshop. She oversees and manages the delivery high impact and targeted domestic and international outreach initiatives. She conceptualizes and implements compelling models for the delivery of Outreach initiatives that effect and engage children, families, caregivers, educators, and other providers. Sesame Workshop outreach initiatives involve the development of research-based multiple media resources designed specifically to meet the needs of children and adults in typically underserved communities, domestically and internationally.

Dr. Betancourt has directed Sesame Workshop Outreach initiatives in the areas of nutrition education (healthy habits), food insecurity, health and safety, school readiness, military family transitions, grief, music, child care, mutual respect and understanding, parenting, and English language learning.

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