The Powerhouse Behind The County COVID Response - 10:35 am
Los Alamos County Emergency Manager Beverley Simpson at Sunday’s Mass Vaccination Clinic in Los Alamos High School’s Griffith Gymnasium. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos is on day 414 of the COVID-19 pandemic, but since day one the County has had Emergency Manager Beverley Simpson helping it navigate and overcome this immense obstacle.
“I’m not sure what the County would have done without Beverley during this past year,” County Manager Harry Burgess said. “She has been an amazing asset to our entire community as she led us through our response to the pandemic, and as the event progressed she managed to shift her focus to implementing a very effective vaccination distribution. Los Alamos County is now ranked highest in our state for its portion of the population that have received the shot, and while we are appreciative of all the