DAVE BURTON: SEVERELY HANDICAPPED DAUGTER, A Fathers Perspective Thursday, July 28, 2022

Dave Burton talks about what he learned being blessed to be the father of a severely handicapped child. He will talk about the importance that special needs children have in the lives of everyone they meet. He will share with us his triumphs and struggles as the father of 5 incredible children and the challenges and miracles of raising this beautiful daughter along with her siblings, one of them is Rachel's twin sister. Rachel passed away on February 21, 2001 at the age of 9 years old. His wife is Kendra Burton the incredible and accomplished artist, and they have been blessed as well as had many challenges but have gone through this experience together. David Burton, has extensive experience with, and been responsible for, many projects. His degree is in Finance and his career includes banking, insurance, and Information Technology. In these industries he has managed the UDS Western Regional Engineering Data Center, been Bank Assistant Treasurer over bank forecasting and modeling, and been an Information Technology Director for the State of Utah Division of Technology Services. While in banking he served on an oversight team that reviewed all State government agencies to identify efficiency and consolidation opportunities. He was also responsible for the conversion of the bank’s General Ledger accounting system and two acquired bank’s Commercial, Consumer, Real Estate lending systems to Key Bank’s systems. As IT Director he has been responsible for his Division’s Strategic Planning, Fiscal Management, Policy, Enterprise Architecture, and Performance and Project Management. During his employment with the State he Chaired the State-wide Project Management Office and the State-wide Policy, Strategic Planning, IT Portfolio and Investment Management teams for a State-wide IT transition/consolidation. He has lived experience as the father of a disabled daughter giving him firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by the disabled and their care givers. He has served on various advisory boards for the disabled spanning over twenty years: two private Advisory Boards, and four governmental Advisory Boards.