Adrian Gomez is the Senior Community Engagement Manager for the Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP) at the Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC). Adrian has a long history of working to ensure underserved communities have equitable access to clean energy technology and zero emission vehicles. He was raised in the rural community of Mendota, CA in west Fresno County where he experienced the effects of environmental injustices as well as a lack of investment in community health and improvement. His upbringing fuels his passion to ensure communities that have been left behind have equitable access to clean energy technology that will improve their lives. He is also an adjunct lecturer at CSU Fresno where he teaches nonprofit leadership and administration courses for the Humanics Program. Through the Humanics Program, he hopes to help shape the community leaders of tomorrow that will elevate underserved communities.