Ethan King serves as the Executive President, board chair, and internship coordinator of H.O.P.E. Dealers Outreach.


While King is a native of Detroit, King actively poured into the community of Winston-Salem for all eight years of residency. King served the community through the Second Harvest Food Bank, HUSTLE Winston-Salem, the So-In Oil Company. Previously, King served on the host committee for the Winston-Salem Portrait Project’s Southwest Ward.

Ethan is the owner of Ethan King Photography and is passionate about mentoring others in the business of visual arts and photography.

King graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts Kenan Institute for the Arts' Creative Catalyst Program. King is also an alumnus of the City of Winston-Salem University and the Center for Creative Economy’s KINETIC Business Accelerator program. And Certified ICE House Entrepreneur Facilitator.

 

Paint the Town Pink W-S, NC was founded in 2017 was to help achieve results in breast cancer awareness, 70% of Funds raised go through Wake Forest Cancer Center to help fund free mammograms, copays, and visits for underserved patients in our community. The remaining 30% of funds will go to a National Treatment Assistance Fund for Northwest NC patients that are newly diagnosed, and or will provide approximately $300/per Woman.     Raising $21,000  in 2019.

​

Created Internship Program, 100% graduation rate served colleges such as;

• Bennett College

• Salem College & Academy

• WSSU

 

Founder & Creator of our after school youth development program, offered free to students in Forsyth county in Middle/High School "SURGE", free program. Having served students in schools such as;

• RJ Reynolds High

• QEA

• Carver

​​

In addition to doubling community partnerships/sponsors;

• Action Foundation

• MIXXER Community Makerspace

• Flywheel

• HUSTLE Winston-Salem

• Sparq W-S

• YMCA

• Wake Forest Center for Private Business

​​​

Serving as the longest acting President of HOPE Dealers Outreach, reaching over 4,000+ families in three years in underserved/marginalized communities in Winston-Salem.

 

As a servant of the people, King currently serves on the first committee of the Sheriff's Advisory board as a sub committee member of the "Drone in the Box '' project that will be the first in the US of its time. And a committee member of the WSPD Community Engagement Committee Crime Reductions. 

 

In 2020 became a certified entrepreneurial ICE House Facilitator sponsored by NC IDEA.

 

Awarded the Governor's Volunteer Award in 2022 by Gov. Roy Cooper, in 2023 accepted as a member of the RJ Reynolds High Alumni Association Board of Directors.  Helping raise funds upkeep the resources needed to educate current & future students. King currently serves as a full time substitute Teacher in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. He's known for his straight forwardness, man to handle business and execute the vision while holding a stern commitment for board integrity. And not afraid to speak up for others. He's passionate about Non-Profits, Entrepreneurship, and Public Education.