Affordable Housing Finance: Collishaw Places Purpose Over Prestige

From leaving a high-achieving suburban track at Self-Help Enterprises to spearheading rural housing, water infrastructure, and community empowerment across California’s San Joaquin Valley and beyond, NRHC Coalition Board Member Tom Collishaw has consistently chosen purpose over prestige. Under his leadership, Self-Help Enterprises expanded the Mutual Self-Help homeownership model – supported by USDA’s Self-Help Housing programs – to help thousands of families build equity from the ground up.

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