Bay Area Regional Office
2022-2023 Schedule of Bay Area Regional Advisory Committee Meetings
Calendario 2022-2023 de las reuniones del Comité Asesor Regional del Área de la
Bahía
Upcoming Events
February 22, 2023
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – (Meeting Agenda) (Meeting Agenda Spanish) (Meeting Packet)(English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
Past Events
November 30, 2022
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – (Meeting Agenda) (Meeting Agenda Spanish) (Meeting Packet) (English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
September 28, 2022
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – (Meeting Agenda) (Meeting Packet)(English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
June 29, 2022
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – (Meeting Agenda) (Meeting Packet)(English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
April 27, 2022
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – Cancelled
February 23, 2022
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – (Meeting Agenda) (Spanish Agenda) (Meeting Packet) (English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
January 19, 2022
Meeting Time: 1:30PM – 2PM
Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Special Session – (Meeting Agenda) (English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
(Limited Conservatorship Reform Workgroup Recommendations and Community Feedback – English)
(Limited Conservatorship Reform Workgroup Recommendations and Community Feedback – Spanish)
December 1, 2021
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – (Meeting Agenda) (Meeting Packet) (English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
September 29, 2021
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – (Meeting Agenda) (Meeting Packet)(English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
September 22, 2021
Time: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Your Fair Housing Rights: Updates for Renters with Disabilities
(Registration) (English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
June 30, 2021
Networking Time: 6:15PM – 6:30PM
Meeting Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting- (Agenda) (Packet)
(English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
March-May 2021
2021 TransCen, Inc. Customized Employment Training Series (Funded SCDD’s Grant Cycle 43)
- Webinar 1: Customized Employment: A New Way to Work recording
- Webinar 2: Partnering with Businesses and Creating Opportunities recording
- Webinar 3: Post-Placement Support and Systematic Instruction recording
Handouts:
Positive Personal Profile, Webinar 1
Informational Interview
Examples of Waste
Elevator Speech
Workshop for Families – Imagine the Possibilities: A Path to Employment Success PPT
Workshop for Families – Imagine the Possibilities: Session Worksheet
Workshop for Families – Imagine the Possibilities: Speaker Notes / Training for Trainers
April 28, 2021
Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting (English Flyer) (Spanish Flyer)
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Packet
February 24, 2021
Time: 6:30PM – 9PM
Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting
Alcance Comunitario & Reunión del Comité Asesor Regional (RAC)
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Packet
RAC Applications for membership
RAC Solicitudes de Membresía
December 2, 2020 Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee Meeting – English Flyer | Spanish Flyer
Bay Area Regional Advisory Committee Meeting- Agenda and Packet
‘Domestic Violence and People with Disabilities: A Presentation from the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office’ (Flyer)
September 30, 2020
Bay Area Regional Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda and Packet
September 30, 2020: Community Outreach & Regional Advisory Committee Meeting
30 de septiembre de 2020: Alcance Comunitario & Reunión del Comité Asesor Regional
July 22, 2020
Community Listening Session on Racial Justice Wednesday, 6:30PM -9:00PM- (Flyer-English) (Flyer-Spanish) (Questions Flyer-English) (Questions Flyer-Spanish)
Highlights
- Local Self-Determination Advisory Committee, serving Golden Gate Regional Center catchment area:
http://www.ggrc.org/services/self-determination - Local Self-Determination Advisory Committee, serving Regional Center of the East Bay catchment area:
https://www.rceb.org/resources/self-determination/advisory-committee/ - Alameda County Developmental Disabilities Planning and Advisory Council:
http://www.acphd.org/ddc.aspx - Contra Costa County Developmental Disabilities Council:
http://cchealth.org/ddc/ - Glossary of Terms, Phrases & Acronyms Used in the California Disability Services System (PDF)
Bay Area Office Statement
Californians with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, have the same rights and opportunities as other Californians. We, the Bay Area Regional Office of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, are dedicated to influence, educate and impact the service system and greater community in California through:
- Capacity Building
- Systematic Change
- Advocacy
- Access to information, training and partnership
We strive for full equality and opportunity in all areas of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have the right to get support, to take risks and to live their best lives. We believe in the strength and wisdom of our community to build a future for us all. We believe in allyship.
We love what we do, and are honored to serve.
Regional Advisory Committee Members
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Francisco Garcia – Co-Chairperson
Marla Silversmith
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Regina Woodliff
MARIN COUNTY
Jennifer Fung
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY
Sascha Bittner – Chairperson
Elizabeth Grigsby
John Marble
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Florence Wong
SCDD Councilmember Representing the Bay Area Region
Alejandro “Alex” Reyes

Contacts Us
1515 Clay Street, Suite 803
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 286-0439
Fax: (510) 286-4397
bayarea@scdd.ca.gov
Sheraden Nicholau
Manager
sheraden.nicholau@scdd.ca.gov
Gabriela Solval
Community Program Specialist II,
State Plan
gabriela.solval@scdd.ca.gov
Ron Usac
Community Program Specialist II,
Quality Assessment Coordinator / Data Analyst
ron.usac@scdd.ca.gov
Angel Marshall Wiley
Community Program Specialist II,
angel.wiley@scdd.ca.gov
Valerie Buell
Office Technician
valerie.buell@scdd.ca.gov