David Beach Ph.d., M.R.C

Dependable professional with extensive experience supporting executive level management including Executive Director and Assistant Vice President. Respected for organizational and interpersonal aptitudes, implementation of strategic initiatives, special project management and results-focused interactions across organization. Strategic in implementing and monitoring progress of important initiatives and actions plans. Dependable professional with extensive experience supporting executive level management including Executive Officer and Assistant Vice President. Respected for organizational and interpersonal aptitudes, implementation of strategic initiatives, special project management and results-focused interactions across organization. Strategic in implementing and monitoring progress of important initiatives and actions plans.

• 2013, Southeast Regional-National Rehabilitation Association HB Cummins Award
• 2012, University of Kentucky Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Counseling – Certificate of Appreciation
• 2012, Kentucky Association for People Supporting Employment – Willie T. Byrd Legislative Award
• 2012, Kentucky Association of Rehabilitation Leadership – Outstanding Leader Award
• 2007, National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute
• 2002, KY Workforce Development Cabinet Team Excellence Award
• 1998, UK Graduate School Excellence in Doctoral Work Scholarship
• 1996, Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society

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725 Rose Street, Multidisciplinary Science Building, Suite 407, Lexington, KY, 40536

• Levine, A., Beach, D., 2022, Faculty perceptions of students with disabilities, Disability and accommodations in higher education: A handbook for advisors, BN Press
• Levine, A., Beach, D., 2022, Distance learning for individuals with disabilities, Disability and accommodations in higher education: A handbook for advisors, BN Press
• Beach, D., Maxwell, K., 2017, Americans with Disabilities Act in Rural America: A Case Study, Disability and Vocational Rehabilitation in Rural Settings, Springer, 571-592
• McDaniels, B. W., Harley, D. A., Beach, D. T., 2018, Transportation, accessibility, and accommodation in rural communities, Disability and vocational rehabilitation in rural settings: Challenges to service delivery, Springer International Publishing, 43-57
• Harley, D.A., Beach, D., Sheppard-Jones, K., Alston, R.J., Fleming, A., 2014, Ticket-to-Work and Self-Sufficiency program, and key employment and civil rights legislation: Are they working for people with disabilities, Career development, employment, and disability in rehabilitation: Theory and practice, Springer, 41-58
• Beach, D.T., 2009, Predicting employment outcomes of consumers of state-operated comprehensive rehabilitation centers, Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 52, 3.