Bethany Schwerr is a Community Living Housing Infrastructure Specialist, Homelessness, Housing and Support Services Administration at Minnesota Department of Human Services. Colleagues describe them as "I had the privilege to call Bethany my manager when I worked for The Arc Minnesota. Bethany was remarkable as the Housing Access Manager and always went above and beyond to make sure her housing team was well equipped and prepared for anything that we encountered in our work. Not only did Bethany create an enthusiastic and safe working environment for her housing team, she also made sure we knew to reach out if we needed assistance in navigating a stressful housing situation that can pop up in finding and maintaining housing for our clients. I could tell Bethany poured her heart and soul into her work as Housing Access Manager. I had learned that she was responsible in maintaining all of the housing teams client records and our training resources, building collaborative relationships with state-wide housing and disability programs, as well as maintain the intake process for the entire housing program - she was absolutely phenomenal in her role as Housing Access Manager. I would not have been successful in my role as Housing Access Coordinator if it was not for Bethany and all of the amazing work she put into The Arc Minnesota's Housing Programs. In my opinion, Bethany was vital to the success of The Arc Minnesota's Housing programs. I highly recommend Bethany, any employer that chooses to work with her would be gaining a monumental asset to their team." and "I had the privilege of being in partnership and collaboration with Bethany in The Arc Minnesota's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) work for several years. Everyone Bethany engages with feels included, respected and most importantly that they and their lived experiences are valued. Bethany is a true champion and embodiment of values and results based work and her goals and outcomes reflect this. DEIJ and results oriented work is not what Bethany does, it is who she is. Bethany excels in all she does and does so in ethical and empathetic focused ways. Bethany has excellent interpersonal and technical skills, is great at creating processes yet keeps things flexible enough so everyone can succeed. Bethany knows that purpose driven leadership is what makes organizations thrive. She defines her work based on personal, company and collaborator purposes. She is more concerned about everyone getting what they need out of a partnership vs. taking credit for the work. Bethany not only knows what her values are, how to align them to a purpose but most importantly, how to incorporate them in all that she does. Bethany encourages dialogue and that all perspectives be shared when coming to solutions. She does this to build consensus and buy-in and her outcomes positively reflect this. If you are fortunate enough to have Bethany on your team, you will quickly learn she is a dedicated, smart-working individual who wants everyone to succeed."