Carol J. Ornelas, CEO of Visionary Home Builders; Building Healthy Homes and Healthy Communities
Episode description
Our guest today is Carol J. Ornelas the CEO of Visionary Home Builders, a non-profit developer in Stockton, California.
Ms. Ornelas shares her organization's emergence from a small group of farm workers in 1983--whose sole purpose was to improve the living environment for farm workers in public housing--to its current status as a prominent leader in the development and renovation of housing in the Central Valley region. Visionary Home Builders has developed and renovated more than 1,500 homes housing over 5,000 family members. The organization has built and supported Head Start Schools, a Charter School, a Health Clinic, Social Services, Parent Education Programs, and Resident Councils.
Carol Ornelas' lifetime commitment to providing healthy housing for the larger community of Stockton, California is a testament to the power of one committed individual working with others to make the world a better place. HealthCare UnTold honors and celebrates Carol J. Ornelas, CEO of Visionary Home Builders, as a pioneering leader and community champion.
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