Southwest Region
Southwest Region
The Southwest Region has been making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities since 1986, serving the states of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Southern California, Southern Nevada and Hawaii. The Dean, Gerda and Trixie Koontz Campus is in Oceanside, California and offers regular tours.
 
Volunteers form the backbone of our organization. Puppy raisers care for future CCI assistance dogs for the first year and a half of their lives. Other CCI volunteers help with special events, office duties, grounds maintenance, and more. There are Champions volunteer chapters throughout the region. We also maintain a satellite office in Colorado. Contact the chapter nearest you to see how you can get involved. 

You can also support the Southwest Region by shopping in our gift shop or buying a tile in our Tribute Garden.

For more information, call us or take a tour of our Oceanside facility! Click here for a map.

Come visit us at: 
124 Rancho del Oro Drive
Oceanside, CA 92057

Phone: (760) 901-4300
Toll Free:  (800) 572-BARK (2275)

Mailing address:
PO Box 4568
Oceanside, CA 92052

 TDD: (760) 901-4326
 Fax: (760) 901-4350

 

 



Executive Director
Linda Valliant

Director of Development
Chuck Contreras

Program Manager
Simi Balter

Training Manager
Todd Young

Puppy Program Manager
Stuart Wahrenbrock

Volunteer Coordinators
Amber Sliffe & Lance Weir