Destination Change: Episode 36 — Getting Political with Michael King

Michael King (he/him) is the Director and Creator of The Communities Project, an initiative aimed at expanding the leadership capacity of individuals and organizations to effectively tackle issues critical to the communities they serve. Michael is the former Director of Outreach & Engagement for Facing Addiction with NCADD.

He spent over a decade in the political arena, working on Presidential, Gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and local campaigns, from county to state legislative efforts. He is a co-founder of a Washington state-based not-for-profit organization aimed at empowering young people to become engaged in the political process and a past Public Policy Committee Co-Chair for Faces & Voices of Recovery. Michael is also an 2018 alumni of JustLeadershipUSA’s Leading with Conviction program, and a graduate of the Rockwood Leadership Institute’s Virtual Art of Leadership program.

Show Notes

• You can connect with Michael via The Communities Project
• You can also find him on LinkedIn
• Michael recommended the book How Minds Change by David McRaney