Claudia Perez, M.S.W.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
3801 D Charter Park Court
San Jose, Ca. 95136
(408) 265-1128

Employment Experience:
11/1/91 to Present: Perez and Associates, San Jose, Ca.;
Bilingual Vocational Counselor
established private business to provide vocational services to injured workers as a Qualified Rehabilitation Representative.

11/89 to 11/91: McCall, Nill, and Associates, Inc.; San Jose, California
Bilingual Vocational Counselor
Responsibilities include: exstensive interviewing, analysis of vocational testing, analysis of current labor market conditions, basic formulation of opinion regarding individual client's basic feasibility to participate in provided vocational services to the industrially injured population. Specialized in Spanish speaking populations.

1/77 to 9/78: South County Alternatives; Gilroy, California
Social Worker
Small community oriented agency. Duties included: short term counseling emphasizing vocational skills and drug awareness, administration of grants, interface with various media and businesses to promote social programs, and grant proposals.

1975: Human Resources Corporation; San Francisco, California
Field Group Leader
Administered research projects involving agency services in Santa Clara County. Duties included public speaking and community services surveys.

1967 to 1971: San Mateo County Department of Public Health and Welfare; San Mateo,Ca.
Social Worker
Administered all of San Mateo County Programs including food stamps, Medi-Cal, etc. Several public speaking engagements on the food stamp program and formulation of economic formulas for professionals. Responsibilities included: counseling toward achievement of financial independence, extensive paperwork, interface with other community resources, and translation for intake union all Spanish speaking cases. Also established conversational Spanish classes for entire staff.

Education:
9/72 to 6/74: San Jose State University; San Jose, California
Masters Degree in Social Work, Master's thesis was in research. Special emphasis included proposal writing, research projects and extensive analysis of data with charts, surveys, statistics, etc. Graduation requirement included Certification of Bilingual Spanish/English on a conversational level.

9/65 to 6/67: University of California; Davis, California
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology.

9/63 to 6/65: Foothill Junior College; Los Altos Hills, California
Associate of Arts Degree.