Betty Albert

Betty Albert writes as a special contributor for local Sacramento-area publications, focusing heavily on regional history, cultural events, and community profiles. You can find her author page and published work on Folsom Times and blog at bettyalbertchronicles.com. Her regular coverage details the cultural heartbeat of the nearby foothills, specifically focusing on Folsom, El Dorado County and local agricultural and historical initiatives.

Outside of her newspaper and magazine reporting, she is a California-based history and travel author who penned the memoir "Lost in Italy and Loving It". She also frequently documents local agricultural history, writing regional food spotlights on local growers and ranchers throughout El Dorado County or health and wellness articles..

After a 20 year corporate administrative career, Betty became a Certified Professional Photographer with a portrait studio in the Bay Area from 1980-2000. She discovered that she could pursue her love for Naturopathy and earned a Doctorate through the Trinity College of Natural Health, specializing in Nutrition. Moving to Placerville in 2003, Betty catered as a personal chef for clients and customers at the local farmers market and sold a line of gluten free baked goods, as well as sauces, chutneys, and relishes to local businesses. After a trip to Italy in 2014, she returned to her love of writing and published "Lost in Italy and Loving it!" through Amazon's Kindle Books.