ASIAN PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Beteal Alemseghed has a diverse background in youth development and mental health support, currently serving as a Youth Development & Support Specialist at the Cultural Development and Wellness Center and Aurora Mental Health and Recovery since December 2022. Prior experience includes roles as a Case Manager Representative Payee at Aurora Mental Health Center, Advisor I at Nelnet, and Photographer at Dorian Studios Inc. Beteal also contributed as a Program Leader for the Park Hill Elementary After School Program and gained valuable mentoring experience at Girls Inc. Beteal Alemseghed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Relations from the University of Colorado Denver and is currently pursuing a Master of Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
ASIAN PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Mission: The Asian Pacific Development Center is a community-based, nonprofit, 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 1980 to serve the needs of a growing population of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AA/PI) residents throughout Colorado. APDC operates a licensed Community Mental Health Clinic designated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, innovative Health Promotion and Youth Programs , and a multicultural Interpreters Bank . A trained professional staff provides Culturally Competent services that include: assessment and evaluation, individual and group counseling; case management services; victim assistance services; mentorship, after school, and youth leadership programs; health promotion; interpretation/translation services; as well as cultural competency training and consultation. Services provided are linguistically and culturally appropriate.