Officer Beane was nominated by Kourtney Wise for the Erin Ritchey Memorial Award for her work with the community and individuals at the Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disability Services Northview School location. The Erin Ritchey Memorial Awards, founded in 1989, recognize individuals and/or groups whose personal and professional efforts have contributed significantly to improving the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities, or who have achieved a level of excellence in their endeavors that goes above and beyond what is expected.