Pete Dudley

Long time San Diego County resident, Pete Dudley, is a licensed drywall contractor who is known for the big, warm bear hugs that he bestows on every man, woman and child with whom he comes in contact. A very loving and spiritual man, Pete has always tried to use his skills to serve those less fortunate. Over the years Pete has devoted an extraordinary amount of his time, energy and talents to help others in need - while helping to raise a family and maintain his drywall business!

Since 1975, Pete has been active in President Jimmy Carter's Habitat for Humanity, home-building projects. Pete's work with Habitat for Humanity has taken him to Los Angeles, South Dakota, Kentucky, Georgia, New York, Texas, Canada, the Philippines, Kauai, Mexico, Hungary and South Korea. Believing that "God has no borders", Pete has made more than 25 trips to Baja, California to construct and repair youth camps and orphanages in support of Nazarene Church Missions and the Miracle Ranch Children's Home. Pete has also traveled to Guatemala and Honduras to construct shelters for widows and orphans in support of Wycliffe Missions.

In 1989, after meeting IRT Executive Director, Barry La Forgia through his church, Pete began volunteering on IRT construction projects in Mexico including building showers for families living in garbage dumps in Mexico City, constructing rural health clinics in Usila, and bringing clean water and sanitation to Baja migrant farm workers in San Quintin. He has also led weekly construction teams in building a 2-story surgical clinic in an extremely poor area of Tijuana.

Pete, with his steadfast commitment and dedication to assist the poor and victims of disaster, also traveled with IRT disaster relief missions to repair homes of displaced victims of floods in Northern California, Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina, and Hurricane Fran in North Carolina. In 1999, he returned to North Carolina as the team leader for 12 IRT construction teams who traveled to North Carolina over a two year period to help repair the homes of victims of Hurricane Floyd. And, since 2006, Pete has led 19 of the 20 bi-monthly construction teams that IRT has deployed to date to Mississippi to help rebuild homes of elderly and low-income victims damaged by Hurricane Katrina!

During the past 21 years, we have witnessed firsthand the tremendous difference that volunteers with willing hearts can make in the lives of others. Pete Dudley exemplifies this type of volunteer and continues to be an inspiration to us all. We are indeed fortunate to have Pete as part of our team…he truly is making a difference.

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