Robert (Bob) Zdenek is interim executive director for the San Joaquin Valley Housing Collaborative; senior consultant to California Community Economic Development Association on CDCs, finance; faith-based initiatives; and senior consultant to California Coalition for Rural Housing on rural disaster planning and aging initiatives. He has over four decades of experience in community development as President of NCCED, Senior Associate Anne E. Casey Foundation; and Director of Special Initiatives NCRC. He is the co-author of Navigating Community Development: Harnessing Comparative Advantages to Create Strategic Partnerships (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017).