Steve Chabre, Staff Attorney
Steve Chabre joined The Hawkins Center as a Staff Attorney in 1995. He previously worked as Coordinator of Disability Benefits Advocacy at the General Assistance Advocacy Project in San Francisco, California, and as a Law Clerk for the Office of the United States Trustee. He received his J.D. from U.C. Hastings College of the Law.

Rebekah Carlson, Bookkeeper
Rebekah Carlson joined The Hawkins Center as receptionist in 1999 and was subsequently promoted to bookkeeper.

Sonia Chien, Legal Assistant
Sonia Chien joined The Hawkins Center as a Legal Assistant in 1999.  She previously worked for the Law Office of Marilyn Kaplan and San Francisco District Attorney's Office. She is fluent in both Mandarin and English. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Psychology at University of California, at Berkeley.

Mayra Corleto, Office Manager
Mayra Corleto joined The Hawkins Center as Receptionist in 1997. She  subsequently took on the duties of part-time Bookkeeper and was then promoted to Office Manager in 1999. She is fluent in both Spanish and English, and has translated numerous materials for The Hawkins Center.

Janet D'Andrade, Social Worker
Janet D'Andrade joined The Hawkins Center in 1998. She oversees The Hawkins Center's Social Work Program. She has worked in the social work field for ten years, most recently as a case manager at Golden Gate Regional Center. She received her Masters degree in Social Work from San Diego State University.

Kelly Dunn, Executive Director, Attorney at Law
The Executive Director, Kelly Dunn, acted as a consultant in the founding of the Center and joined the agency full time as a Staff Attorney in 1987.  He became Executive Director in 1991. In addition to actively representing clients in administrative hearings and in Federal Court over the past eleven years, Mr. Dunn has conducted disability benefits advocacy trainings and given numerous presentations regarding all aspects of Social Security and SSI law to various agencies, county and private medical clinics and other community groups in the Bay Area. Mr. Dunn is an active member of the Bay Area Association of  Social Security Claimants' Representatives and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. Prior to joining The Hawkins Center, Mr. Dunn practiced plaintiff's side consumer litigation and environmental law. Mr. Dunn received his J.D. from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law and has been practicing law since 1982.

Linda Durston, Ph.D., Law Clerk
Linda Durston received a Ph.D. in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a Juris Doctor Candidate (1999) at the New College of California School of Law. Linda was responsible for The Hawkins Center's SSI Children with Disabilities Program. She also coordinates the Center's Homeless Project in partnership with the Bay Area Regional Benefits Access Collaborative (BAYBAC), providing pro bono representation in SSI and Social Security disability claims to homeless individuals in Contra Costa County. Linda joined the Center as a legal assistant in 1994. She volunteered with the Bar Association of San Francisco as an advocate in the Homeless Advocacy Project from 1994 to 1996. She is the principal author with Linda G. Mills, Ph.D., of  "Toward a New Dynamic in Poverty-Client Dynamics: The Rhetoric, Politics and Therapeutics of Social Security Disability Hearings," which appeared in the June 1996 issue of the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism.

Rhonda Edwards, Benefits Advocate
Rhonda Edwards studied International Relations at San Francisco State University, and has approximately nine years of legal work experience. Rhonda began her work at The Hawkins Center in February of 1995. Her vigorous approach and dedication to her work have launched her through several administrative titles in our organization. She currently coordinates the Initial and Reconsideration Program, and is an advocate for client benefits at the initial and reconsideration levels of the Social Security process.

Ana Estrada, Receptionist
Ana Estrada joined The Hawkins Center in 1999 as a receptionist.  She has worked in the past in administrative support for AAA and has a license to sell life insurance.  She is fluent in Spanish and English.

Sandra Fasold, C.P.A., Staff Accountant
Sandra Fasold joined The Hawkins Center in 1994 as Staff Accountant. She previously worked as Controller for R & K Industrial Products Co., Inc. in Richmond and the Association for Community Outreach and Residential Needs in Evanston, Illinois. She also worked as Staff Accountant at Frank L. Sassetti & Co. and Staff Auditor at BDO Seidman. She received her B.S. in Accountancy from Calvin College.

Nancy Ibarra, Legal Assistant
Nancy Ibarra joined The Hawkins Center in 1998. She previously worked for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Arroyo and Coates Investment Brokerage, and the Mission Economical and Cultural Association. She is fluent in both Spanish and English and has translated numerous materials for The Hawkins Center. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Sociology at San Francisco State University.

Beth H. Mazie, Staff Attorney
Beth H. Mazie joined The Hawkins Center as a Staff Attorney in 1997. Prior to joining the Hawkins Center, she worked as an attorney at Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, and as a Supported Living Specialist at the Golden Gate Regional Center. Beth currently serves on the Executive Board for United Cerebral Palsy-San Francisco. In 1996, she received the Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award from the San Francisco Bar Association. She received her J.D. from George Washington University.

Nancy Stuart, Staff Attorney
Nancy Stuart joined The Hawkins Center as a Staff Attorney in 1998. Beginning November, 1998, she will be Staff Attorney for the HIV Legal Services Project, a joint project of The Hawkins Center and the AIDS Legal Referral Panel. She previously worked as a Staff Attorney at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, where she represented multi-ethnic clients in civil rights class action and impact litigation. She volunteers with the Legal Services Program of the State Bar of California. She received her J.D. from U.C. Hastings College of the Law.