Navigator of the Year 2026

Beverly was nominated by her colleague, Tiffany Jamison. This is edited from her citation.

“Beverly has done health insurance navigation and care coordination for our community for years through Beacon.

Beverly has shown great dedication and commitment to our community through providing health care navigation and care coordination services. Known as a reliable source for our team to turn to, Beverly goes above and beyond-always-to ensure her patients (and patients of her peers) are taken care of. From setting up a table at the local public library to remove barriers to obtaining her services; to meeting patients within the community, their home or office appointments; Beverly always shows up and shows out for her patients. Anyone can tell that she works with passion at the forefront of her mind.

Beverly has recently been working hand-in-hand with our pediatric hematology oncology clinic where she connects with the social worker to identify patients that need additional resources or have been lost to follow up. I’ve been amazed to know that Beverly has taken the initiative to complete home visits and restore connection back to our offices. Many times Beverly reports there was a simple lack of communication, and her coordination allows a bridge between the family and provider office.

Beverly has assisted myself with establishing a partnership with the state to provide social determinant of health screenings through WellRx to patients in Gary, IN at a mobile clinic. Again, reducing the barriers to care-Beverly provides education and navigation to all families.

Beverly believes in the underdog to say it simply. When I first began at Beacon Community Impact, Beverly sat in my office and explained that a family desperately needed our assistance. She went on to advocate for our team to supply funding to get a father from Indiana to Texas for work opportunities. She had worked with this family on health insurance navigation and care coordination, but the needs were greater. In this situation, Beverly could’ve explained that we don’t have funding or ignored the need. But, that’s just not Beverly. She took initiative to communicate with local agencies and obtained the funding needed to send this father to Texas for work. I believe this is an excellent example of how Beverly goes above and beyond her required duties by providing excellent care for the whole person and their family.