Ahoy!

My name is Michael Atkins. I’m a communicator strategist and multimedia producer with a passion for storytelling, civic engagement, and all things offbeat. I love to explore the built and natural environments, and love connecting people to their local ecosystem. Watch my videos, read my writing, and check out my press coverage.

In my professional life I’ve worked for television and film productions and nonprofits. I currently serve as the Executive Director of the Atlantic City Arts Foundation promoting public arts in America’s playground. I’ve served as Communications Director for for New Jersey Future, a statewide policy nonprofit that advances placemaking and urbanism throughout the Garden State, and Friends of the Los Angeles River, which organizes the largest urban river cleanup in the nation, and advocates for equitable access and a rewilded river in the heart of Los Angeles.

I’ve interviewed a wide range of interesting subjects including: authors, artists, architects, active military personnel, congresspersons, historians, and indigenous tribal leaders along the way. I’ve worked political campaigns for local, state, and federal office, and volunteered for public interest endeavors, including the Baseball Reliquary and Cape May Bird Observatory with elected board positions with KPFK Los Angeles and the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. 

I live in Atlantic City, NJ where my hobbies include bat detecting, bar hopping, and betting on the Birds. Contact me at michael@allthingsatkins.com.