Inland Empire Community Foundation

Pedro Rodriguez, executive director and CEO of the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, is in a deeply reflective mood. This month, Rodriguez celebrates his 30-year anniversary with the organization — 26 as its CFO and four in his current role.

For Rodriguez, helping to serve low-income individuals and families through the nonprofit’s various housing programs has been life-altering.

“I ascribe to Mark Twain’s philosophy: Find something you love to do, and you never have to work a day in your life,” he said. “That’s very true for me. I love that I can use my skills to develop affordable housing to help low-income families.”

There have been challenges doing that throughout the years, of course, and Rodriguez sees more of them to overcome in the months ah

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