Betsy Nicketakis serves as the Associate Director of Marketing and Enrollment Management for GEMS World Academy Chicago. Prior to joining GEMS, she worked at Presence Health focusing on creating and cultivating partnerships with local organizations to increase brand awareness and market share. Earlier in her career, she worked on Walgreen Co.’s community affairs team, managing grant fulfillment and activation, employee engagement and disaster relief aid. Her career began at Lincoln Park Zoo managing corporate alliances where her passion for relationship management began. Betsy earned her Bachelor of Science in Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration from Western Illinois University and holds a Certificate in Meeting, Convention and Exposition Management from Roosevelt University.