About Us
Turn to Our Independent Living Team
Services Maximizing Independent Living and Empowerment (SMILE) is a Center for Independent Living, one of only five in Arizona. The term “center for independent living” means a consumer controlled, community based, cross disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provides an array of independent living services as amended from Section 702 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provide independent living (IL) core services to individuals with a significant disability, regardless of age, income or disability type. This includes services to children and youth with disabilities.
About Us
Humberto “Bert” Rios
Interim Director
(928) 329-6681 Ext. 406
Bert@smile-az.org
Brenda Howard
Executive Assistant
(928) 329-6681 Ext. 403
Brenda@smile-az.org
IT/ILP
IT/ILP
(928) 329-6681 Ext. 407
it-ilp@smile-az.org
Outreach Coordinator
Outreach Coordinator Yuma/La Paz
(928) 329-6681 Ext. 404
OutreachCoordinator@smile-az.org
Front Desk
Customer Service Rep / I&R Specialist
(928) 329-6681 Ext. 402
Info@smile-az.org
Board of Directors
Christine Werley
Chair
Gary Snyder
Vice-Chair
Melissa Dunn
Treasurer & Secretary
Rex Erspamer
Board Member