Dwight Tate

Born “in an orange grove”, Dwight Tate has lived virtually his whole life in Riverside.  He attended Magnolia Elementary School, Central Junior High, graduating from Poly at the “new” site.  (Dwight still has his ASB card with the School Song printed on the back).  He then went on to UC Riverside, transferred to and graduated from UC Berkeley (CAL) with an individual major in Political Science and Art History. He returned to UC Riverside where he completed a teaching credential and eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California.  Lastly, he completed the Certificate in Personal Financial Planning from UC Riverside Extension.

 

Professionally, Dwight worked for 20 years as a Social Work Administrator for people with developmental disabilities and their families, in various settings including Pacific State Hospital in Pomona, Area Board XII in Riverside, Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, and the Developmental disabilities Center of Orange County.   For the next 20 years, he was a Financial Advisor with Waddell & Reed, Inc., here in the Riverside Office.  He is currently enjoying retirement.

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Longtime member of both Foundation Board and Hospital board

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Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce Riverside’s 2021 Citizens of the Year​