Judy
Bezon Braune has announced her retirement as associate director of
Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) as of the end of the year. She has
led CDS for five years, having started in the position in Sept. 2007.
She first came to love working with Children’s Disaster Service as a
volunteer responding to hurricanes in Florida. A year later, she gave 51
days of service providing care to children affected by Hurricane
Katrina, bringing a background as a retired school psychologist in New
York State. In her work as associate director, she led CDS through
challenging responses like the Joplin (Mo.) tornado, wildfires,
hurricanes, an airplane crash, and most recently Hurricane Sandy.
Her passion for children and her knowledge of play therapy led to
updates and improvements in the CDS volunteer training curriculum. Her
expertise on children and trauma led to her participation in
federal-level planning task forces with FEMA, the American Red Cross,
NVOAD (National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster), and the
National Commission on Children and Disasters.
She was married to David Braune in June. She often shares her
appreciation for the community of compassion found at the Brethren
Service Center and at Westminster (Md.) Church of the Brethren, where
she attends.
Source: 11/29/2012 Newsline
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