[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 176 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1609]
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                            BEVERLY WINTERS

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2016

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to applaud Beverly Winters 
for being recognized by the West Chamber as a 2016 Celebrate Women 
Honoree. Celebrate Women Honorees are known for their perseverance, 
accomplishments, generosity, and dedication to their passions and their 
community.
   Beverly is the current Executive Director of Developmental 
Disabilities Resource Center (DDRC). She began pursuing her dream of 
building a community that provided responsive support to individuals 
and families after graduating from the University of Denver with a 
Master's degree in Social Work. At DDRC, Beverly assists people with 
intellectual and developmental disabilities and serves in a variety of 
roles such as Residential Counselor, Medicaid Waiver Coordinator, Case 
Manager, Director of Resource Coordination and Assistant Executive 
Director. During her tenure at DDRC she has developed case management 
services, established the first Family Support Council and the highly 
successful DDRC behavior health services program, and shaped the self-
determination initiative.
   Prior to her work at the DDRC, she was the administrator of a 
residential care facility and a clinical services coordinator for a 
mental health clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. Beverly has also been a 
champion for abuse prevention as a member of various county, state and 
legislative work groups and councils, including the HCPF Mental Health 
Advisory Committee, Conflict-Free Case-Management task force, Jefferson 
County Infant/Toddler Interagency Council, CORE Services Commission, 
Adult Protection Advisory Committee Jefferson County Child and Youth 
Leadership Commission, and Jeffco Thrives.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to Beverly Winters for this 
well-deserved recognition by the West Chamber.

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