Ron founded Pacific Community Solutions in 2006 to support people, organizations, and agencies working to create positive social and economic change in their local communities. Ron has worked throughout the United States, Oceania, Europe, Africa, and Asia on evaluation and learning, community development, community organizing, and nonprofit governance and management. He is a dynamic presenter and facilitator, a faculty member of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute at DePaul University, and a trainer, coach, and consultant for NeighborWorks America and its many local affiliates. Ron loves spending time with his family, exploring the outdoors, playing in and around water, and listening to live music. He is active at Oceanside Sanctuary Church and is a sincere but inconsistent practitioner of Buddhist meditation. Ron lives in Oceanside, California, on the unceded lands of the Payomkawichum/Luiseno people.