Beverly Couch was born in Iowa City, IA to Vera and the late Deacon Robert W. Couch. She graduated from Central High and Scott Community College of Davenport Iowa with her Associate's Degree in Secretarial Science.

 

Beverly moved to Des Moines in 1995 along with her gorgeous daughter, Keiana Kennedy. She is a member of the Union Baptist Church and her ministry is lifting up the name of her savior Jesus in song (solo, quartet, and choir). 

 

Beverly served as the Secretary for the Davenport Metro Com Branch of the NAACP for 8 years while in Davenport, IA. Currently, she serves on the Executive Committee of the Des Moines Branch of the NAACP and  Iowa/Nebraska State Conference NAACP.

 

Beverly has always had a passion for civil rights work and is a firm believer in Equal Employment Opportunity. She coordinated 8 years of successful Job & Resources Workshops as the immediate past Labor & Industry Committee Chair. In 2018 she graduated from the 16th West Des Moines Police Department Citizens Police Academy.

 

Beverly wants to uplift the words of Congressman John R. Lewis and Civil Rights LEader Benjamin Hooks: 

 

“When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up.  You have to say something; you have to do something”.

 

“If anyone thinks that I am going to stop litigating, they had better close the courts”.