Michael-Sean Spence, Esq. Email & Phone Number

Michael-Sean is the Managing Director of Community Safety Initiatives, and founder of the Everytown Community Safety Fund at Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country. With more than 17 years of experience in public safety, criminal justice, and policy development, he leads Everytown's efforts to support community-based solutions to reduce gun violence, and enhance safety and well-being in cities nationwide. Michael-Sean also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago’s Community Violence Intervention Academy, the nation’s first ever academic institute dedicated to enhancing community safety.Since joining Everytown in 2018, Michael-Sean has spearheaded several impactful initiatives, including the establishment of the Everytown Community Safety Fund, Everytown’s inaugural grant program, investing over $13MM in 136 local organizations across 69 cities. He has also created the Everytown Community Training Institute, a first of its kind national capacity-building partnership that provides training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities to community safety practitioners and advocates. Additionally, he has launched CityGRIP.org, an online, responsive clearinghouse of gun violence prevention strategies and best practices to inform and empower policymakers, practitioners, and the public; and, GovGrants, a proprietary online portal designed to remove access barriers and expedite exploration of federal grants for community-based violence intervention organizations. Prior to joining Everytown, he served as a policymaker in Albany, NY at the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, where he consulted the statewide G.I.V.E. Initiative from 2015 to 2018, contributing to a 15% decline of all gun-related offenses across 17 counties. Prior to joining DCJS, Michael-Sean served as an Assistant District Attorney in his hometown Queens, NY, prosecuting intimate partner violence, organized crime and leading interstate investigations into tax evasion which acquired $5MM in restitution to NYS taxpayers.Michael-Sean's mission is to amplify the voices and impact of those who are most affected by gun violence and to foster collaboration and innovation among diverse stakeholders to achieve lasting change and create safer communities. In his spare time he serves on the Manhattan DA’s transition team and as Chairman of Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc., New York City’s oldest Black founded and led non-profit social service organization.

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