San Bernardino Regional Office
2021 Upcoming Events
Self-Determination Advisory Committee Meeting – Agenda
Date: January 28th, 2021
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Regional Advisory Committee Members
San Bernardino County
Douglas Perkins
Maia Pawooskar
Riverside County
Julio Garnica
Ernie Saldana
Inyo County
Christina Christenson-Rockwell
Cynthia Cox
(1) Vacant Seat
Mono County
(3) Vacant Seats
Volunteer Opportunities
Regional Advisory Committee:
Currently, the San Bernardino Regional Advisory Committee has vacant seats in both Inyo and Mono counties for the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC). The RAC should reflect the geographic and ethnic diversity of Inyo, Mono, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and it supports the council mission to promote independence and productive lives by influencing public policy in areas such as education, employment, housing, inclusion and self- determination.
If you would like to get involved, and are a person with a developmental disability or family member ready to change lives by improving the disabilities system, contact us for more information or complete the Outreach Application by going to: http://goo.gl/forms/XeZDWlZWRa
Self Determination Advisory Committee:
The Department of Developmental Services is developing a new program, called the Self-Determination Program that will let participants have more control over selecting their services and supports. One of the ways this can be done is by giving participants (or their parents or legal representatives) a specific budget to purchase the services and supports that they need to make their person-centered plan work better for them. Participants may choose their services and pick which providers deliver those services. Participants are responsible for staying within their annual budget.
If you would like to get involved, and are a person with a developmental disability or family member ready to change lives by improving the disabilities system, contact us for more information.
Highlights
- San Bernardino Regional Office
- Resource Guides and Information
- Local Resources (Food, Emergency, Housing, Medical Care, Job Training, and More)
- Emergency Resources
- IDD Local Resources
- Housing Resources
- Transportation Resources
- Educational Resources
- Your First IEP/Understanding Special Education Due Process Training Materials
- Adult Transition
Past Events
- December 12th, 2020 – Regional Advisory Committee Meeting – Notice/Agenda
- October 10th, 2020 – Regional Advisory Committee Meeting Notice/Agenda
- September 24th, 2020 – Self-Determination Advisory Committee Meeting Notice/Agenda
- August 8th, 2020 – Regional Advisory Committee Meeting Notice/Agenda
- June 25th, 2020 – IRC Self-Determination Advisory Committee
- June 13th, 2020 – Regional Advisory Committee Meeting – Agenda | Minutes
- May 30th, 2020 – Transition Services Training – Flyer in English and Spanish
- May 28th, 2020 – Self-Determination Advisory Committee – Agenda
- May 19th, 2020 – Managed Care Appeals – Flyer in English | Flyer in Spanish
- May 18th, 2020 – Medi-cal Managed Care Basics – Flyer in English | Flyer in Spanish
- May 8th, 2020 – Alternatives to Conservatorship Training – Flyer in English and Spanish
- April 25th, 2020 – Fair Hearings & Appeal Rights Training – Flyer in English and Spanish
- April 18th, 2020 – Transition Services Training – Flyer in English and Spanish
- April 11th, 2020 – Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting – Agenda
- April 4th, 2020 – Fair Hearings & Appeal Rights Training – Flyer in English and Spanish
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Federal Listening Session (Click here for flyers in English and Spanish)
February 19th 5:30-8:00pm
San Bernardino Valley College Conference Center
701 South Mount Vernon Avenue, B -100
San Bernardino, CA 92410The Administration for Community Living wants to hear and learn from older adults, people with disabilities, your families and caregivers, about your experiences with emergencies or disaster situations. We want to learn how you plan, respond, and recover from these challenging situations. Listening Sessions will help us to understand how we can improve our support, training, and technical assistance in times when emergencies and disasters hit our nation.
Man-made and Natural Disasters: Earthquakes, Fires, Power Outages, Floods, Active Shooter
Older adults, people with disabilities, family members and caregivers will participate in a group discussion where questions in the areas of preparedness, evaluation, response and recovery will be asked one at a time by a facilitator and answered one at a time by the participants.
- February 8th, 2020 – Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting- Agenda

Contact Us
Main Office
685 East Carnegie Drive, Suite 125
San Bernardino, CA 92408
(909) 890-1259
Fax: (909) 890-1635
sanbernardino@scdd.ca.gov
CRA/VAS Office
Canyon Springs
69-696 Ramon Road
Cathedral City, CA 92234-3353
Tamica Foots-Rachal
Manager
tamica.foots-rachal@scdd.ca.gov
Shannon Meehan
Community Program Specialist II Services
shannon.meehan@scdd.ca.gov
Robbin Puccio
Client's' Rights Advocate (CRA)
robbin.puccio@scdd.ca.gov
Julie Hillstead
Volunteer Advocacy Services (VAS) Coordinator
Julie.Hillstead1@cs.dds.ca.gov
Carol Nakamura-Robinson
Community Program Specialist II
Quality Assessment Coordinator
Carol.Nakamura-Robinson@scdd.ca.gov
Valarie Macias
Office Technician
valarie.macias@scdd.ca.gov