Congratulations to VOR’s 2014 Voice and Advocacy Award Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- VOR presented its Annual Voice and Advocacy Awards during its 2014 Annual Conference on June 8 in Washington, D.C. The 2014 Voice Award recipient is Sybil Finken, VOR’s Immediate Past President, Secretary, State Coordinator, Committee Chair, and long-time Board Member. Sybil was recognized for her decades of advocacy on behalf of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Iowa, including her son, Seth, and his peers across the country. For most of her volunteer advocacy career, she has been involved in VOR as a member and leader. She is best known for her no-nonsense approach to our advocacy and her leadership, as well as her wit. VOR is very grateful to Sybil her outstanding leadership over so many years on behalf of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The 2014 Advocacy Award was presented to Rebecca Underwood, VOR’s Wisconsin State Coordinator, long-time member and volunteer. Rebecca is a strong advocate who is savvy about her own state’s process, policy and politics, as well as our federal challenges. She spends a significant amount of her own time and dime attending meetings and conferences to give her son a voice - and that has been to the benefit of our collective advocacy on behalf of all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. VOR appreciates very much Rebecca’s advocacy contributions in Wisconsin and nationally, on behalf her son, Aaron, and his peers around the country.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 22:44:15 +0000
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