Michael Cupeles, CCAP

Strengthen Father Engagement. Build Meaningful Parent Partnership.

Fatherhood Systems Consultant | Trainer | Speaker | Strategist

I help organizations and interdisciplinary teams strengthen father and male caregiver engagement, build meaningful parent partnership, and bring lived expertise into decisions that shape services, practice, and systems.

Consulting, training, speaking, and facilitation for nonprofits, public agencies, health, education, family-support organizations, and collaborative project teams.

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Three Ways to Work Together

Consulting

Identify engagement barriers and build a practical organizational strategy.

Training & Speaking

Help staff and professional audiences apply engagement and partnership ideas.

Experience Across Sectors

I’ve contributed through direct service, advisory leadership, training, speaking, and collaborative projects across organizations serving fathers, families, and communities.

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Selected Work & Public Conversations

Official Black Public Media preview for Men of Courage.Explore Michael’s Men of Courage contribution

Men of Courage

Community liaison work with NJCEDV and featured participation in Byron Hurt’s documentary about men’s roles in preventing gender-based violence.

Content note: Discusses domestic and sexual violence.

Professional Learning

Completed Child Support presentations, Puerto Rico co-facilitation, and published Spanish-language governance training.

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Published Perspectives

ACNJ report co-authorship and FRIENDS prevention podcasts bring fathers’ and parents’ perspectives into professional conversations.

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Practitioner. Lived Expert. Systems Leader.

Building systems where fathers, parents, and lived expertise have a meaningful role in shaping practice and decisions.

Michael connects direct work with fathers and families, staff learning, and facilitation with state and national advisory participation.

He brings an understanding of family realities and organizational responsibilities, with professional communication in English and Spanish.

About Michael & Selected Work

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