ONE Community Business Member, Mike Renaud of Valle del Sol | Better Together Arizona Podcast

In this episode of the Better Together Arizona podcast, ONE Community President and Co-Founder, Angela Hughey is joined by CEO of Valle del Sol, Mike Renaud.  Mike shares his life and career journey from Boston to Arizona and his extensive background in community health. He talks about the importance of standing up for what’s right and being an actionable ally for diverse communities. Under Mike’s leadership, Valle del Sol has signed the ONE Community UNITY Pledge to demonstrate the organization’s commitment to supporting equal projections under the law for everyone, including LGTBQ+ individuals in Arizona. Valle del Sol recently celebrated their 50-year anniversary and has evolved from a social justice organization born out of the farm workers’ movement to become a comprehensive community health provider serving all of Arizona. Mike highlights the organization’s mission of addressing both the downstream problems of social determinants of health and the upstream causes of these issues. Mike pledges to continue championing inclusion at Valle del Sol because it makes the organization stronger. It fosters better understanding and aligns with the organization’s care for the people they serve. “The immigrant community brings so much to our state. Not just dollars but culture and spirit and family and a drive to do better. A drive for education. This community is every bit Arizonan as you could possibly get,” says Mike. “We need to embrace people instead of being forced to blame someone else for our problems. Valle del Sol manages the Hispanic Leadership Institute, providing participants opportunities to engage in a dialogue about leadership and their role in creating a thriving community. Mike is currently participating in the 2025 cohort. About Better Together Arizona:  Better Together Arizona podcast shares stories that teach us how to value one another as neighbors, to value people who live differently than us, and to seek unity over division. The Better Together Arizona podcast includes people from all walks of life, working in often surprising ways to make a positive impact in the lives of others.Better Together Arizona is supported by ONE Community and filmed at the Full Swing Studios podcast studio in Midtown Phoenix. #BetterTogetherAZ #BetterTogetherArizona #LGBTQPodcasts #ValleDelSol #ValleDelSolPhoenix #Inclusion #Diversity #DiversityEquityAndInclusion #DEI