January 27, 2024

Season 7 Episode 68: Ron Dwyer Voss

By Meg Birmingham

Everyone has something to offer and we need everyone involved to develop our communities.

In this episode of in our tribe we reconnect with Ron Dwyer-Voss, a black-belt in Asset-Based Community Development and the Chief Executive Officer and Lead Consultant of Pacific Community Solutions, Inc. Together we dive into the importance of inclusion, equity, relationships, and culture in Community Development.

The highlight of the episode? “Most of the solutions that you have a grant to find or implement will work better and more sustainably if those solutions are tied to the web of the community.”

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