• Nationality: United States
  • Calling in from: Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Dream Travel Location: Wales
  • Languages: English, Spanish, German--some French and Portuguese
  • Coffee or Tea: Coffee!!
  • Favorite Hobby: Exploring historic towns and hiking areas near me

AMY COUGHENOUR BETANCOURT

President & Chief Executive Officer

Amy has served as a social sector leader for 30 years and as Cadasta Foundation’s President and CEO since June 2018. Cadasta advances land and resource rights globally, working with over 100 organizations that have collectively documented the rights of over 6.8 million people across 48 countries, covering 22 million hectares of land. Amy is a frequent global speaker and writer on the use of geospatial technology to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, advance community land tenure and combat climate change, and contribute to women’s land rights, sustainable food systems, and community data empowerment to address development challenges. Prior to Cadasta, Amy was the Chief Operating Officer of International Programs at the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA CLUSA); the Deputy Executive Director of the Pan American Development Foundation; the Deputy Director and Adjunct Fellow of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She holds an M.A. in International Policy Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and a B.A. in German from Central College. Amy serves on the Executive Board of How Women Lead’s Washington Capital Area; and Manna Food Center; and previously served on the Board of Interaction, the largest U.S. coalition of humanitarian and development NGOs.