Casey Stratton

Casey Stratton has spent nearly 13 years working in the youth development and non-profit field. He has served as Director of Arts and Tech at the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology, Y-Achievers Director at the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids and as Director of Program Development at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids. He has served as the chair of the ELO Network Quality Committee, an office of the City of Grand Rapids, and as a member of the Michigan After School Partnership Quality and Communications Committees. He also has expertise and passion in Social and Emotional Learning and has trained program staff around the state of Michigan. Casey is thrilled to join Michigan Disability Rights Coalition as the Youth and Young Adult Advocate. In his spare time he is a singer-songwriter who has released 29 albums since 1995. He lives in Grand Rapids, MI with his husband and 5 cats.