Here is what her supervisors had to say:

Beth’s career with rehabilitation started when she was hired at the Belle Chase School in 1979 as a Vocational Evaluator. In 1985 she moved to the Westbank government CRP as a Facility Instructor. In 1987 she became the Vocational Evaluator at the same facility. In 1990 she joined the staff of the Weiss Rehabilitation Employment Assessment Program, (REAP), as an evaluator. In 2000 she moved to the Covington VR Office and was promoted to Rehabilitation Evaluator-Master.

Throughout her career Beth has always taken on increasing amounts of responsibility as she has moved through the ranks of the vocational rehabilitation program. Today she works independently and handles the evaluations for all of the parishes on the North Shore of Lake Pontchatrain. In addition to these responsibilities, she also on occasion is asked to help out in the Metairie office when a backlog of evaluations develops.

Beth also is called upon each year to assist in the organization of the annual visit to the REAP by undergraduate and graduate students from the Rehabilitation Counselor program at Louisiana State University Health & Science Center.  She coordinates these sessions, which are considered a vital part of the “hands-on” education for first year undergraduate and graduate students. This year alone we will have over 20 students come through and experience rehabilitation evaluation first hand.

Beth also often takes on the added responsibility of having a student intern. Over the years she has mentored many students through their LRS internship experience.

Beth is also an expert in assistive technology and evaluation tools and tests and is often called upon to recommend what tests are the most appropriate for a given client.

This is from Ken Zangla:

Beth has been with the state for over 20 years. She was on the committee that revitalized and redeveloped the La VEWAA Certified Vocational Specialist (CVS) credentials, the CVS exam. She helped reinitiated the CVS in 1992 because we were concerned that people administering vocational evaluation assessments were not appropriately trained to understand validity and reliability; thereby causing them to select tests that would not produce valid results. Also, there was a concern that people administering  assessments did not fully grasp interpreting results. These were a few concerns regarding field of Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment. Beth help spearhead the CVS, designed to address the issues related to professional delivery of services to people with disabilities.  She served on a committee of vocational evaluators and professors from LSU Health Sciences Center-Rehabilitation Counseling Department. The committee developed and statistically tested the CVS examination that is utilized today. While the CVS committee has changed throughout the years, Beth has been the person that has managed and ensured that the CVS is continued since 1992.

Beth’s expertise, professionalism, and commitment to Vocational Evaluation sets a standard for others to follow. She is resourceful, creative and has the ability to integrate statistical data into functional and relative information that has such an important impact on the decisions being made that affect the people she serves.  She is regarded as one of the best vocational evaluators in the field.

And from the National VEWAA Chairman, Shirley Dickey said: