BRUCE KING

Bruce King is the former Co-Executive Director of Maine Inside Out. His focus is on the leadership, growth and community outreach for MIO. Bruce's lived experience as a previously incarcerated individual provides him with the insight critical to building connection and promoting healing for the people and communities he interacts with. Prior to joining MIO, Bruce worked in the fields of substance abuse disorder and recovery, mentoring and coaching multicultural youth and community building.

As a second-generation Mexican American, Bruce serves on the Permanent Commision on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations. In this role, Bruce is able to work with Maine's government to address disparate treatment of marginalized ethnic groups and actualize racial justice. He also currently resides on the board of Mindbridge, is an active member of the Maine Prison Reentry Network and regularly fulfills public speaking engagements.