Berthy De La Rosa-Aponte has been a disability advocate for over 30 years.
She is a naturalized U.S. citizen, born in Colombia, South America. She lives in Florida
with her husband and youngest daughter who has significant developmental disabilities.
Mrs. De La Rosa-Aponte holds
a Masters of Arts Degree in Education/Counseling.
Her professional experiences consist of administrating the following
administering services and programs to the disability and/or the Hispanic communities in the US in the educational and social
service fields. She was:
- Director of the Hispanic Project at the Notre Dame College of Ohio from 1985-1989.
- Director of the Juntos Podemos Project in Broward County, Florida, a Project of National Significance funded
by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services From 2001-2004 .
Berthy
De La Rosa-Aponte has served in numerous local, state and national boards including gubernatorial, congressional and presidential
appointments.
- 2003 the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives appointed her to be a member of the Ticket
to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel.
- 2004 President George W. Bush appointed Mrs. De La Rosa-Aponte to be
the Chair of the national Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel. She held that position until the Panel’s
sunset in January 2008.
- 2008 President Bush appointed Mrs. De La Rosa-Aponte a two-year term beginning
as a Member of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
- 2001 she was inducted into
the Broward County Woman Hall of Fame.
- 2007 she was named as a Hispanic Woman of Distinction in South Florida and
to the Honors Gallery of the 2007 Colombians in USA Yearbook.
Mrs. De La Rosa-Aponte has truly been one of
the most insperational Advocate Mom
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Berthy,
Thank You for Inspiring Parents to do all they
can do for their kids ...
