David Hancox

David Hancox joined Accra in 2014 and currently serves as the agency’s Chief Administrative Officer. His primary functions include coordination of government affairs and community partnerships and executive support for Accra’s business priorities and administrative functions.

Previously, David served more than 17 years as Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living (MCIL) in St. Paul. During his tenure, MCIL grew to serve more than 30,000 individuals with disabilities annually, employ more than 200 individuals and expand its annual budget by more than 400%.

David has more than 45 years of varied experience in the disabilities field. He has served on more than 40 nonprofit disability, social justice, and arts-related boards of directors throughout his career, often in leadership roles. David’s services continue to be regularly sought as a special consultant, public speaker, evaluator, and author. His services focus frequently on providing educational seminars on government relations; board development; the roles and responsibilities of disability-focused nonprofit boards; and developing and preparing strategic direction for nonprofit organizations.