The strategic professionalization of MKP has made its next leap forward.
David Lang, Incoming Executive Director, MKP-USA
We are proud to announce that David Lang has accepted the position as the Executive Director for the ManKind Project, USA, to begin on August 1, 2011.
David has a powerful history of leadership in non-profit and for-profit organizations. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, the collaborative body and collective voice for 26 cultural institutions in San Diego’s historic Balboa Park. The Partnership supports the work of the institutions’ 500 trustees, 2,500 staff, and 7,000 volunteers in service to 6.7 million annual visitors by coordinating collective business operations, guest services, government relations, cooperative education programs, marketing, and strategic planning among the institutions.
Prior to joining the Partnership, Lang was Director of Government Affairs for KSA Industries, parent company of a diverse group of businesses (including the NFL’s Tennessee Titans) in Houston, Texas. Earlier, he was Vice President for Development for the Sigma Chi Fraternity Foundation in Evanston, Illinois.
Active in San Diego community affairs, Lang serves on the 2011 Americans for the Arts Convention (San Diego) Host Committee, San Diego Regional Arts & Culture Coalition (Past Co-Chair), and is a member of San Diego Rotary Club 33, where he serves on the Finance and Program Committees. He is also a member of the American Association of Museums and serves on the Bastyr University Board of Trustees in Kenmore, Washington. Outdoors, this Eagle Scout is an avid triathlete, snow skiing enthusiast, and recreational tennis player.
David was initiated in the San Diego Community in October 2008, and has been active in an I-Group (Kensington) since then. He currently serves the San Diego Community as Staff Selection Coordinator and has staffed four times and MOS’ed once. He has completed PIT training, BSDT, LT1 and the Advanced Staff Training. He will be attending LT2 in June.
Thank you for being a part of our evolution. If you would like to add your name to the list of over 500 men who gave in support of the Fund the Plan Campaign – you may still do so here.
David will be winding up his duties with Balboa Park Cultural Partnership in the next month and will then have some time to get up to speed with his new position before taking the reins. We will keep you up to date as the weeks progress.
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David, congratulations. You can count on my personal support, and the support of the Colorado community in moving MKP to its next level. This organization and the values it embodies have helped support me to live in more fully into my values too, and the way we do it is by working together. Thanks for your choice to be of service.
Love,
Kado! – Kurt – Dancing Sable (center director, Colorado)
By sharing my passion and joy, I transform the world.
David,
I have had the honor of working side-by-side with you in staffing NWTA’s. IMJ, you will be an outstanding ED for MKP and please know I will have your back. Also, know I offer my support should you ever need it. Congratulations and best wishes to you as you prepare to begin your position of service in August!
George Selders
Eagle Heart
David, may your journey be rich and fraught with joy and abundance! Looking forward to working with you, and supporting the growth of MKP-USA to every man. Sending love and strength for a rewarding experience, I salute you!
Jim Boswell
David,
Congratulations! I look forward to helping build this organization for future sustainability. Working with this group of men has been a real gift, and I will support you on this journey. Until we meet, let me send love and brotherhood.
Greetings and Blessings David!!!!
Take a breath into this lineage of thousands of years of men working together in circles for the highest good and your place in it. Feel the support in all the directions. At your service.
YOU GO BUDDY!!!!!
much love, NINNEMAN ,MKP NM
David, Thank you for making this commitment. I will do everything in my powers to support you. We need you as much as you need us to do this all in a good way. I am hoping you can come to the C-D Conference in Minn. this summer to address the Center Directors. Let me know how I can best support you.
Joel Burbach
Center Director, Wis.
608 297 9593
David,
Congrats and if you are available, we’d love to see you drop in Saturday night of the LT3 in S.D. this coming weekend. I’d love to meet you. Mahalo from Maui, ed
David, congratulations on this next step in your journey. The work won’t be easy, and the pay won’t be commensurate. Getting to be a leader of warrior men, now that’s a reward! I send you my blessing.
David, awesome, man. What a concept – hiring an experienced, talented man who is also a New Warrior. Been there from the beginning myself and I can envision the dream of MKP being actualized with your leadership. Please come to Chicago.
Blessings, Just Cougar
If I knew what was going to happen, it wouldn’t be an adventure.
Blessings on your presence in as many moments as you can manage.
Thank you for taking this on.
MKP-NM
David – Welcome aboard!!!
Blessings on you and yours for the higest good of all concerned
There is a mystery that guides us forward and unfolds blessing. You are both its tool and its recipient, a feather in a the great wing and the sky is broad and clear!
Blessings to you Brother! I’m sending you a big hug via electronic energy waves. :0)
David, blessings from the Upstate NY community! thank you for stepping up to serve!
David,
Welcome aboard! Thank you for stepping up. Please know you have the wild and enthusiastic support of the men of Central Plains MKP.
Dan Pecaut, CD Central Plains MKP
Sioux City, Iowa
David,
I’m pleased to have you among us, first as a Warrior and second as our day-to-day field general. There is much work and even more joy ahead. I look forward to serving with you.
Blessings,
Royce Herndon
Deep River
Dallas, TX
Sounds like Spirit guided you to the right place. I think you are the right man for the job. May Spirit continue to guide, direct, lead, and light the path before you. AHO!!
Blessings & Congratulation! Very proud of your accomplishment and you have my support. Aho!
Harold Magnum
Playful Loving Bull
Kensington I-group
San Diego, CA
David!
On behalf of the San Diego Elder Circle and myself;
Many Blessings!
Allow us to offer you support as you embark on this path.
Steve Sagady
San Diego Elder Chair
David! We need you! Our world is going to change as a result of you being here. I can’t wait to see what you bring.
The king has arrived, gentlemen.
Edmond
Welcome and Congratulations!!!!
-arthur
David,
Welcome to this opportunity to be of service to the men and young men to follow.
Congradulations!
Michael Dulude
MKP USA Enrollment Chair
Welcome David
I wish you/us all the best. I am available to do my part to help our community to grow and mature.
Aho–Joyful Panther
David,
Welcome on board from not-too-many miles away (I’m in Orange County, CA, in the Los Angles Community.) Undoubtedly your task is a big one, peppered with ups and downs, and downs and ups.
Bless you for taking this journey, this adventure. Feel free to call on me if that ever feels appropriate.
John de Strakosch
Ritual Elder Coordinator
David, thank you for your willingness to serve MKP and all of us. I hope you have many wonderful years as “The Face of the Franchise” and have picked out something to focus on in your first year that will allow our USA brothers to say, “WOW!”
David – Congratulations! May that your impressive skills help take the ManKind Project to broad recognition as a force for positive cultural change!
David, blessings to you as you become our Executive Director. Henry / Dream Being, LKS Constituency Representative, MKP-USA Council