Some people choose their work. Others are called to it.

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I am Richard Perez Sr., founder of SBC Community Consulting. My work is rooted in who I am: a descendant of the Chiricahua people of Arizona, shaped by Mexican heritage, and guided by a lifelong belief that the land, the people who care for it, and the communities too often overlooked deserve far better than they have been given.

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This work is personal for me. It comes from lived experience, family history, community responsibility, and a deep respect for the people whose labor, culture, and resilience hold our communities together.

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For more than 30 years, I built a career in telecommunications, fiber-optic transport systems, infrastructure, and government contract support. That experience taught me discipline, precision, problem-solving, and how to move complex projects forward. Over time, I began to see that infrastructure is not only technical. It is also human. It determines who has access, who is prepared, who is protected, and who gets left behind.

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In 2018, I made a decision to turn my experience toward work that felt more aligned with my purpose: renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, workforce development, emergency preparedness, and rural community resilience. When the pandemic exposed the inequities faced by farmworkers and essential workers, that purpose became even clearer. I knew I could not simply talk about equity. I had to help build something practical around it.

 

A stewardship teaching often reminds us:

“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”

That belief is at the heart of my work. Taking care of the land, water, food systems, and natural habitat is not separate from taking care of people. It is part of the same responsibility.

 

Today, through SBC Community Consulting, I work with public agencies, nonprofits, community-based organizations, tribal partners, and mission-driven collaborators to develop projects that are grounded, fundable, and built for real community impact.

 

My work focuses on clean energy, resilience hubs, emergency preparedness, sustainable agriculture, Indigenous land-based learning, workforce pathways, grant writing, community outreach, and equitable economic development. I am especially committed to supporting farmworkers, Indigenous communities, rural residents, low-income families, opportunity youth, and communities that have too often been asked to survive without the investment they deserve.

 

What I bring to this work is not just technical experience. I bring lived experience, cultural understanding, trusted relationships, and a practical ability to connect vision with action. I understand how to work across agencies, funders, community partners, and residents. I know how to listen, organize, write, coordinate, and help move an idea from conversation to implementation.

 

SBC Community Consulting was built from that foundation.

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