About
Michael Gibson is Public Works Alliance's (PWA) Chief Program Officer for EMS Corps and the current Executive Director for Alameda County EMS Corps. He has more than 25 years of experience in violence prevention, workforce and leadership development, transformative mentoring, and juvenile justice and provides technical assistance and training to community-based organizations and foundations focused on improving equitable outcomes for underserved communities. Overcoming hardship as a young person in Oakland, Mike has firsthand experience with the barriers many young people face as they seek employment in fields with upward mobility. A graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, he received a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in public management and policy analysis from California State University, East Bay. He also received a Professional Coaching for Life and Work certificate from the University of California, Davis, and a Professional Coaching Credential from the International Coach Federation.