Kathleen Deery de Phelps, better known as Kathy Phelps, (Sydney, 22 November 1908 – Caracas, Venezuela, 21 August 2001) was an Australian born Venezuelan explorer, collector and conservationist.
[2][3][4] She was born in Sydney to Arthur Deery and Agnes Thorne.
[4] In 1940 she came to Venezuela and became a Venezuelan citizen in 1941 with her marriage to ornithologist and businessman William H. Phelps Jr.[1][3] She participated with her husband in several expeditions to investigate the fauna and flora of Venezuela.
Together with Carmen de Phister, she founded the Association of Girl Scouts of Venezuela (AGSV) on 26 June 1958.
[2] She received an honorary doctorate from Yacambú University in Barquisimeto.