Communications Lead | michael@youngdiplomats.ca

Michael Lecchino is an Italo-Canadian business student from Montréal, Québec. He is quadrilingual—fluent in English, French, German, and Italian. His passions range from designing visual identity systems to exploring the great Canadian outdoors. Michael spent time studying in Germany and Italy which furthered his cultural knowledge and enabled him to look at issues using a unique lens.

Michael’s leadership and youth engagement experience includes serving as president of the Conseil jeunesse de LaSalle (CJL) and as a senator at Concordia University. He is also a board member of the Fondation de l’Hôpital LaSalle and of Youth for Youth (Y4Y) Québec. Furthermore, Michael represented young Canadians as an official delegate to the 2022 G7 Youth Summit (Y7) in Berlin, Germany as well as the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montréal. In all of his positions, Michael is responsible for representing the voices of young citizens. Michael often holds meetings with coordinators, directors, professionals, and elected officials to discuss pressing issues and strategize possible solutions.

Working for Parks Canada, Michael has utilized his creative skill set to further the agency’s mission to protect and present Canada’s natural and cultural heritage. During the winter, you’ll often find Michael on the slopes teaching the sport he loves, snowboarding, to young students eager to become better athletes.