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Developing Destination Family Services

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Whitney King

Whitney King is a behavior consultant speaker, consultant, and community advocate committed to helping individuals, families, organizations, and communities create lasting, meaningful change. As the Founder and Lead Behavior Consultant of Destination Family Services, she works at the intersection of behavioral science, disability inclusion, leadership, and public policy to strengthen the systems that support people of all abilities. She also serves as a gubernatorial appointee to Virginia's Autism Advisory Council and as Vice Chair of the Virginia Beach Social Services Advisory Committee, helping shape policies and initiatives that improve outcomes for individuals and families across the Commonwealth. 

Recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Positive Behavior Support Facilitator (PBS-F) since 2017, Whitney combines evidence-informed practice with compassionate leadership to help families improve outcomes through behavior support. As a community advocate, Whitney supports organizations through workforce development initiatives, community collaboration, and systems improvement. Her experience & work spans across schools, healthcare organizations, Medicaid Waiver providers, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and corporate partners across Virginia and Maryland.

Whitney believes that every challenge exists within a larger context. Her work is grounded in the philosophy that lasting change happens when we empower families, equip professionals, connect communities, and improve the systems that shape everyday life. Whether speaking to educators, business leaders, policymakers, or families, Whitney inspires audiences to see the bigger picture because stronger communities are built when everyone can belong, contribute, and thrive.

Leadership & Public Service

• Gubernatorial Appointee, Virginia Autism Advisory Council
• Vice Chair, Virginia Beach Social Services Advisory Committee
• Founder & Lead Behavior Consultant, Destination Family Services
• Positive Behavior Support Facilitator (PBS-F), Commonwealth of Virginia
• Virginia Association for Positive Behavior Support Facilitators
• Certified Strengthening Families Program (SFP) Family Coach
• Author, Speaker & Community Strategist 

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Founder & CEO
Destination Family Services

“Ms. Coleman was so great! She provided so many great tips for us right away. We hope we can keep working with her. She even left me with paper to refer to”.

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 A DFS Client
(Actual Nam
es Are Confidential)




 

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