Betsy Sarles grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with a BFA in Graphic Design (1985). She has been a staff designer for two Boston architectural firms, Jung-Brannen and CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares, and later became the Design Manager for the Franco-American art publisher Graphique de France. In 1998 she became a partner in the Philidor Company. Keeping her own roster of clients, Betsy is consulting art and production director of Calypso Cards and she regularly designs work for civic institutions, political candidates, and retail establishments, both in Massachusetts and New York. Betsy is also an award-winning baker.