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Service Area: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, and Trinity Counties
Sande Smith
980 Hopper Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(800) 528-7703 (Toll-Free)
(707) 528-2745 (Phone)
(707) 528-2151 (TTY)
(707) 528-9477 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties
Larry Henzerling
980 Hopper Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(800) 528-7703 (Toll-Free)
(707) 528-2745 (Phone)
(707) 528-2151 (TTY)
(707) 528-9477 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Serving the counties of—Glenn, Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, Plumas, Tehama
Estera Alvarez
PO Box 990819
Redding, CA 96099-0819
(866) 936-4237 (Toll-Free)
(530) 605-9444 (Phone)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Butte, Colusa, Yuba, Sierra, Sutter Counties
Michael McCullough
Sutter County One Stop
256 Wilbur Avenue
Yuba City, CA 95991
(866) 936-4237 (Toll-Free)
Areas of Expertise:  Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: American River, Auburn, Chico, Crescent City, Eureka, Fairfield, Feather River, Lakeport, Napa, North Sacramento, Oroville, Placerville, Redding, Roseville, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, South Sacramento, Susanville, Ukiah, Vallejo, West Sacramento, Yreka
Social Security Office-Chico
2035 Forest Ave
Chico, CA 95928
530-345-9788 ext. 222 (Phone)
530-345-2704 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Sacramento (North of the American River), Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras, Placer Counties
Vilma Rodriguez
Crossroads Employment Services
9300 Tech Center Dr. Suite #160
Sacramento, CA 95826
(866) 936-4237 (Toll-Free)
(916) 457-1900 (Phone)
(916) 457-4439 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Sacramento (South of the American River), Nevada, Yolo Counties
Madeline Thompson
9300 Tech Center Dr. Suite #160
Sacramento , CA 95826
(866) 936-4237 (Toll-Free)
(916) 457-1900 (Phone)
(916) 457-4439 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: San Joaquin County
Alexandra Queen
4555 Precissi Lane
Stockton, CA 95207
(866) 256-9408 (Toll-Free)
(209) 477-7734 (TTY)
(209) 477-7730 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator

Service Area: Northern Alameda County
Joel Roberts
2539 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 841-4776 x142 (Phone)
(510) 848-3101 (TTY)
(510) 841-6168 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Northern Alameda
Susie Waxman
Center for Independant Living-Berkeley
2539 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510)841-4776 (Phone)
711 (TTY)
(510) 841-6168 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Entire County of Alameda —Beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS.
Liam Galbreth
2921 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-548-4040 x331 (Phone)
(510) 845-2305 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area:  Southern & Eastern Alameda County
Tri-Cities Branch Office
39155 Liberty St., Suite A100
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 794-5735 (Phone)
(510) 881-0218 (TTY)
(510) 881-1593 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise:  HICAP (Medicare) and CWIC
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: San Francisco and San Mateo Counties.
Alexa Johanson
Center for Independence of the Disabled
CA
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: San Francisco County
Aine Casey
Tri County WIPA Project
649 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 543-6222 (Phone)
(415) 543-6698 (TTY)
(415) 543-6318 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Marin County
Mary Mathews
710 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 459-6245 x26 (Phone)
(415) 459-7027 (TTY)
(415) 459-7047 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: San Mateo County
David Mon
Tri County WIPA Project
1515 S. El Camino Real Suite 400
San Mateo, CA 94402
650 645-1780 X127 (Phone)
(650) 595-0743 (TTY)
650 645-1785 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Santa Clara County
Donna Reed
Tri County WIPA Project
2306 Zanker Rd.
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 894-9041 (Phone)
(650) 595-0743 (TTY)
(650) 645-1785 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Solano, Central Contra Costa, & East Contra Costa Counties
1850 Gateway Blvd Ste 120
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 363-7293 x102 (Phone)
(925) 363-7293 (TTY)
(925) 363-7296 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Eastern and Central Contra Costa Counties
Chester Faller
3200 Clayton Road
Concord, CA 94519
(925) 363-7293 (Phone)
(925) 363-7293 (TTY)
(925) 363-7296 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: West Contra Costa County
Deborah Haro
101 Broadway
Richmond, CA 94804
(510) 620-1192 (Phone)
(510) 232-2271 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC) 
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Alpine, Mariposa, Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties
Ignacio Chavez
Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living (DRAIL)
221 McHenry Ave
Modesto, CA 95354
(209) 521-7260 (Phone)
(209) 521-1425 (TTY)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Kings and Tulare counties.
Talina Veliz
3008 North Fresno
Fresno, CA 93703
(800) 244-2274 (Toll-Free)
(559) 221-2330 (Phone)
(559) 221-2342 (TTY)
(559) 221-2340 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Monterey County, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Georgina Alvarez
234 Capitol Street, Suite A & B
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 757-2968 x816 (Phone)
(831) 757-3949 (TTY)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator

Service Area: Fresno County
Anne Marie Rennells
3008 North Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93703
(559) 221 2330 (Phone)
(559) 221-2342 (TTY)
(559) 221-2340 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Certified BPAO/WIPA Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Kern County
Independent Living Center of Kern County
1631 30th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(800) 529-9541 (Toll-Free)
(661) 325-1063 (Phone)
(661) 325-4143 (TTY)
(661) 325-6702 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise:  Benefit Planner

Service Area: Kern, Tulare, and Kings Counties
Sandy Meeks
1731 Chester Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
661-837-0595 ext 306 (Phone)
(661) 322-7590 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Benefit Planner and Program Coordinator
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Northern Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties
Sandra Mathias
423 West Victoria Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 462-1162 San Luis Obispo (Phone)
(805) 963-0595 (TTY)
(805) 963-1350 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Benefits Planner

Service Area:  Southern Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
Carol Baizer
423 West Victoria Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-0595 x102 (Phone)
(805) 963-0595 (TTY)
(805) 963-1350 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Benefits Planner

Service Area: Parts of Los Angeles County: Watts (City of LA), South Central, Los Angeles, Compton, Rancho Dominguez, East Rancho Dominguez, Rosewood, Willowbrooke, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Lynwood, Manhatten Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rolling Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo, Torrence, Inglewood, Lennox, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Avalon, Bellflower, Harbor City, Lomita, San Pedro, Carson, Wilmington, Signal Hill, Long Beach, and North Long Beach
Markita Shelton
500 E. Carson Plaza Dr. #127
Carson, CA 90746
(800) 472-0799 (Toll-Free)
(310) 756-1560 (Phone)
(310) 756-1562 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Los Angeles County
Joe Burgos
611 S. Kingsley Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 201-1471 (Phone)
(213) 201-1665 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Return to work counseling for Social Security beneficiaries; Social Security Ticket to Work and PASS program counseling and referrals; Department of Rehabilitation referrals, Employment Development Department referrals; CARE HIPP-HIPP program counseling and enrollment; California AIDS Drug Assistance Program counseling and enrollment; Los Angeles County Welfare program eligibility counseling and referrals. Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties
John Riley
611 S. Kingsley Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 201-1659 (Phone)
(213) 201-1665 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Parts of Los Angeles County: Glendale, Burbank, La Canada-Flintridge, Van Nuys, Hancock Oark, Civic Center/Chinatown, Downtown (City of LA), Echo Park/Silverlake, Griffith Park/Los Feliz, Hollywood, Montecito Heights, El Sereno/Monterey Hills, Boyle Heights, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Olympus, City Terrace, Cypress Park/Glassell Park/ Mt. Washington, Montrose, Shadow Hills/Sunland, Tujunga, La Crescenta, Arleta/Pacoima, San Fernando, Lake View Terrace/Sylmar, North Hills, Granada Hills, Mission Hills, Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, and Toluca Lake
1255 S. Central Avenue
Glendale, CA 91204
(818) 409-0476 ext 7349 (Phone)
(818) 409-0496 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)
DB101 TrainedDB101 Outreach Partner

Service Area: Parts of Los Angeles County: Glendale, Burbank, La Canada-Flintridge, Van Nuys, Hancock Oark, Civic Center/Chinatown, Downtown (City of LA), Echo Park/Silverlake, Griffith Park/Los Feliz, Hollywood, Montecito Heights, El Sereno/Monterey Hills, Boyle Heights, Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Mount Olympus, City Terrace, Cypress Park/Glassell Park/ Mt. Washington, Montrose, Shadow Hills/Sunland, Tujunga, La Crescenta, Arleta/Pacoima, San Fernando, Lake View Terrace/Sylmar, North Hills, Granada Hills, Mission Hills, Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, and Toluca Lake
1255 S. Central Avenue
Glendale, CA 91204
(818) 409-0476 ext 7322 (Phone)
(818) 409-0496 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area:  Orange County
3505 Cadillac Ave. O-103
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(877) 444-0144 (Toll-Free)
(714) 549-3464 ext. 228 (Phone)
(714) 549-3559 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Orange County
Debbie Alvarado
3505 Cadillac, Suite O-103
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(877) 444-0144 (Toll-Free)
714-549-3464 ext 279 (Phone)
(714) 549-3559 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area:  San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties
Goodwill Industries Inc. Southern California
342 North San Fernando Rd.
Los Angeles,, CA 90031
(323) 223-1211 X 2345 (Phone)
(323) 539-2081 (TTY)
(323) 539-2109 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Riverside County
Francisco Sanchez, CWIC
1151 Spruce St.
Riverside, CA 92507
(951) 955-1057 (Phone)
Areas of Expertise: SSDI and SSI Benefits Planning and Management and Community Work Incentive Coordinator

Service Area: Riverside County
Michael McCullough
1151 Spruce St.
Riverside, CA 92507
(866) 936-4237 (Toll-Free)
(530) 845-2540 (Phone)
Areas of Expertise: Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area:  San Diego County
Karla Bell
463 N. Midway Dr.
Suite 100 B
Escondido, CA 92027
(760) 871-1976 (Phone)
(760) 871-0346 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise:  Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area:  Imperial County
400 Mary Avenue
Suite D
Calexico, CA 92331
(800) 300-4326 (Toll-Free)
(760) 768-2044 (Phone)
(760) 768-0466 (TTY)
(760) 768-4977 (FAX)
Areas of Expertise:  Program Manager

Service Area: Imperial, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and parts of Los Angeles County
Mandy Wu
4716 E. Cesar Chavez Ave.,Bldg. A.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(877)-298-3267 ext 204 (Toll-Free)
(323) 261-5565 (Phone)
Areas of Expertise: Service Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and American Sign Language; other languages can be arranged as needed with prior appointment. Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Imperial, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and parts of Los Angeles County
Michelle Michel
4716 E. Cesar Chavez Ave.,Bldg. A.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(877) 298-3267 ext 208 (Toll-Free)
(323) 261-5565 (Phone)
(866) 833-2967 (TTY)
Areas of Expertise: Service Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and American Sign Language; other languages can be arranged as needed with prior appointment. Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

Service Area: Imperial, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and parts of Los Angeles County
Veronica Romo
4716 E. Cesar Chavez Ave.,Bldg. A.
Los Angeles, CA 90022
(877) 298-3267 ext 209 (Toll-Free)
(323) 261-5565 (Phone)
(866) 833-2967 (TTY)
Areas of Expertise: Service Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and American Sign Language; other languages can be arranged as needed with prior appointment. Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)

What is a Benefits Planner?

Most current benefit planners have training in public health and income support programs such as Social Security disability programs. This emerging field is growing rapidly. More planners are developing expertise on public and private, health and income programs. Benefit planners work with the individual goals of those seeking benefit program information and interaction. Some organizations call this field benefit counseling.
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