Georgina Alvarez joined Central Coast Center for Independent Living (CCCIL) in 2007 as the Community Work Incentives Coordinator (CWIC). As a CWIC, Georgina provided benefits counseling to consumers who were on Social Security benefits. After two years of employment, she was promoted to Special Projects Coordinator (SPC) and in 2014 became the Associate Director. As the SPC she assisted with overseeing and bringing services for consumers with a traumatic brain injury and as Associate Director developed CCCIL’s Rapid Rehousing Programs. Also as Associate Director, Georgina has been able to secure funding to maintain and expand CCCIL’s housing services. Prior to joining CCCIL, she worked as a Teacher Assistance at Mini-Corps Migrant Program and completed an internship with the District Attorney’s Office, Domestic Violence Advocate Unit, Monterey County. She graduated from California State University, Monterey Bay with a Bachelors of Arts, in Collaborative Health and Human Services, Social Work Concentration. Georgina currently lives in Greenfield, CA with her husband and two children.
