Nomination of Roxanne S. Vierra To Be a Member of the National Council on the Handicapped

The President today announced his intention to nominate Roxanne S. Vierra to be a member of the National Council on the Handicapped for a term expiring September 17, 1987. This is a reappointment.

Mrs. Vierra is currently a broker associate for the Devonshire Co. Additionally, she is executive vice president of Introducing Denver, Inc., which assists spouses being moved with the problems of becoming acclimated in a new environment. In 1970 she founded Retardates Unlimited, Inc., an organization designed to establish business ventures owned and operated by the mentally retarded.

Mrs. Vierra attended Ohio State University and the University of Colorado. She is married, has two children, and resides in Littleton, CO. She was born May 29, 1930, in Chanel, OH.