Dr. James C. Rodriguez

Dr. James C. Rodríguez, MSW, CADC, is an author, clinical social worker, decorated U.S. military veteran, professor, international educator, publisher, and Founder, President & CEO of the Fathers and Families Coalition of America. For more than four decades, his work has strengthened children, fathers, families, professionals, and communities through behavioral health, higher education, leadership development, public policy, and systems transformation. His teaching has reached universities, HBCUs, sovereign Tribal Nations, and international communities across four continents. He serves on the Editorial Board of PHYLON: The Clark Atlanta University Review of Race and Culture and has helped equip more than 30,000 practitioners. An award-winning servant leader, proud Boricua, father, and grandfather, Dr. Rodríguez writes about resilience, healing, leadership, purpose, and our capacity to rise beyond adversity.