Michael Cooper

Michael Cooper finds community in the foothills of western North Carolina where his family owned a used book shop for 36 years. After college and law school, he returned home to practice, and now works in governmental affairs. He served as President of the Wilkes Community Foundation and was a 2020 Civic Saturday Fellow and a 2020 Presidential Leadership Scholar. He’s inspired by people who are rebuilding the country from the bottom up starting with their neighborhood.

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