Betty Plewes

Betty Plewes has spent most of her career working in the voluntary sector. After working as a volunteer cooperant in a number of African countries, she filled various senior management roles at CUSO. For nearly a decade, she was President and CEO of the Canadian Council for International Co-operation. She was a founding member of Partnership Africa Canada and the Voluntary Sector Roundtable, a group of organizations that came together in 1995 to strengthen the voice of Canada's voluntary sector. She currently works as a consultant on issues relating to the non-profit sector. She is a board member of ACORD, an African-led social justice organization, and of Canadian Crossroads International.