“As the Board discerned the future leadership of RC Education, Betty's extensive experience in RC School administration and governance, strategic vision, collaborative approach, and deep understanding of the mission and identity of RC Schools became especially evident. The Board is confident that her leadership and experience will help RC Education continue serving our schools with professionalism, excellence, and fidelity to our mission.”
In a letter to the leadership and staff of Regnum Christi Schools across North America, the board of RC Education introduced Betty Rivera, a Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, as the new Executive Director of RC Education, effective September 1st, 2026.
Betty, originally from Monterrey, Mexico, is a Consecrated Woman of Regnum Christi with more than twenty-five years of international experience in leadership, formation, apostolic development, and Regnum Christi governance. She holds two bachelor’s degrees (Education and Development from Anahuac University in Mexico, and Religious Studies from the Regina Apostolorum Athenaeum) and two master’s degrees (Educational Leadership from Anahuac University, and Theology with a focus on consecrated life from Christendom University ). Throughout her years of service, she has worked extensively to support the mission of forming apostles and strengthening Regnum Christi apostolates around the world.
Betty’s dedication to the formation of the next generation of Christian leaders in Regnum Christi is longstanding. For ten years she worked in ECYD in Rhode Island, Mexico City, Michigan, and Atlanta. For four years, she served as Assistant Director and then Executive Director of Everest Academy Manila.
In 2020 she was appointed as territorial director of the Consecrated Women in Spain, and was renewed in that mission in 2023. As territorial director, she served on the board of Regnum Christi’s seven schools across Spain, and she brings this broad experience with her into this new mission in North America.
Betty lives in the Consecrated community in Houston, Texas, where she will also support the Regnum Christi Young Women’s section in a part-time capacity. She is looking forward to travelling to the RC localities across North America where Regnum Christi’s eight schools are located and connecting with people locally to deepen her understanding of the Regnum Mission that is lived there.
