Area Work Incentives Coordinators
The Area Work Incentives Coordinator (AWIC) is a position established by the Commissioner to improve service to Social Security disability beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income disability recipients who wish to work.
The AWICs manage and coordinate work incentives, public outreach, and service programs. Additional information about the AWICs and other Region's AWIC contact information can be found at:
www.ssa.gov/redbook/eng/resources-supports.htm.
The 6 states in the Chicago Region are organized into 8 Areas. An AWIC is available in each Area, as follows:
| Area | Name and Phone Number | Service Area |
|---|---|---|
| Area 1 | Sara Cavallo
(866) 667-7481 x34021 | Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin All Minnesota offices; plus Appleton, Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Lancaster, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oshkosh, Rhinelander, Rice Lake, Superior, Wausau, and Wisconsin Rapids, WI |
| Area 2 | Heather Cushing
(877) 453-1393 x29212 | Southern Wisconsin Fond du Lac, Greenfield, Janesville, Kenosha, Madison, All Milwaukee offices, Portage, Racine, Sheboygan, Waukesha, and West Bend, WI |
| Area 3 | Sera Miller |
Detroit MI Metro and Northwestern Ohio Ann Arbor, Chesterfield, Clawson, Dearborn, All Detroit offices, Farmington, Grand River, Inkster, Livonia, Monroe, Pontiac, Roseville, Sterling Heights, and Wyandotte, MI; plus All Toledo, OH offices |
| Area 4 | Sarah Kilchevskyi
(877) 895-0045 x13707 | Greater Michigan and the Upper Pennisula Adrian, Alpena, Battle Creek, Bay City, Benton Harbor, Big Rapids, Cadillac, Escanaba, Flint (Downtown), Fort Gratiot, Grand Rapids, Holland, Houghton, Ironwood, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Ludington, Marquette, Mt. Pleasant, Muskegon, North Flint, Owosso, Petoskey, Saginaw, Sault Ste Marie, Traverse City, and West Branch, MI |
| Area 5 | Andrew J. Skinner (877) 696-9399 x14303 | Northern Ohio Akron (Downtown), Akron (West), Ashtabula, Bowling Green, Canton, All Cleveland Offices, Defiance, East Liverpool, Findlay, Fremont, Lima, Lorain, Mansfield, Medina, New Philadelphia, Painesville, Ravenna, Sandusky, Steubenville, Warren, Wooster, and Youngstown, OH |
| Area 6 | Mercedes Delemos
(877) 405-9774 x13304 | Southern Ohio and Southeastern Indiana Athens, Batavia, Cambridge, Chillicothe, All Cincinnati and Columbus offices, Dayton, Dayton West, Gallipolis, Hamilton, Ironton, Lancaster, Marietta, Marion, Middletown, Newark, Piqua, Portsmouth, Springfield, Xenia, and Zanesville, OH; plus Columbus, Madison, New Albany, and Richmond, IN |
| Area 7 | John Marshall (877) 409-8427 x16834 | Chicago IL Metro and Northern Indiana All Chicago Offices, Hillside, and North Riverside, IL; plus Auburn, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Michigan City, South Bend, and Valparaiso, IN |
| Area 8 | Cindy Bantista (866) 592-2812 x32554 | Greater Indiana and Southern Illinois Anderson, Bloomington, Crawfordsville, Evansville, All Indianapolis offices, Kokomo, Lafayette, Marion, Muncie, Terre Haute, and Vincennes, IN; plus Alton, Belleville, Carbondale, Champaign, Danville, Decatur, East St. Louis, Effingham, Harrisburg, Joliet, Kankakee, Litchfield, Mt. Vernon, Quincy, Springfield, and West Frankfort, IL |