[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO WENDY SULLIVAN

 Mr. SCHMITT. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Wendy 
Sullivan, one of the Show-Me-State's leading disability advocates. 
Since beginning her career, she has spearheaded the transformation of 
disability services across the Midwest and helped equip countless 
families with the resources needed to thrive. For the last 30 years, 
Wendy has served as CEO of Easterseals Midwest, and under her 
stewardship, Easterseals has expanded from a relatively small support 
organization helping a few hundred individuals to supporting over 
25,000 across Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois and now employs well over 
a thousand dedicated workers who endeavor to provide aid close to home. 
She has also helped Easterseals Midwest expand the services it offers, 
merging with the Center for Hearing and Speech to provide needed 
audiology and communication assistance to countless families.
  Wendy's spirit of service shines outside of the workplace as well. 
Over the years, she has served in leadership roles with the Missouri 
Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, the St. Louis Disabled 
Advisory Board, and the Governor's Mental Health Taskforce, just to 
name a few of her roles. This December, she will finally begin her 
well-earned retirement. She has gone above and beyond in supporting 
households with disabled family members, and as a fellow disability 
advocate, I am deeply grateful for her decades of service. She is truly 
one of the Gateway City's greatest and am proud to represent 
outstanding individuals such as herself in the U.S. Senate.

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