Betty Reams Hernandez often calls herself a lab brat. The youngest of the three Reams siblings who worked with RBTI, her education in RBTI began when Dr. Reams offered her a job as his secretary in 1966. He taught her how to type, how to handle clients and solve problems, and instilled within her his definition of what professional ethics and quality performance should be. 

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She became his personal assistant and business manager, which found her setting up laboratories, managing retreats, and handling the majority of Dr. Reams’ personal correspondence.

Her education includes:
BA – Liberal Arts & Humanities
MA – Education, Curriculum, and Instruction

Since 1985 she has worked in a variety of positions, including teaching conflict negotiation skills in K-12 public and private schools, and business courses and computers in colleges and universities.

Now that she has retired, she has returned to RBTI with a desire to provide the type of leadership and organization that her father demonstrated for so many years. Her main goals are to teach people who Carey Reams was, correct the myths that circulate about his work, and restore unity among those who work with RBTI.