Mike McKee was a tenant organizer at Met Council on Housing and the Brooklyn Tenants Union, and in 1974 Michael founded the New York State Tenants & Neighbors Coalition, a statewide membership organization that lobbies and advocates for tenant rights legislation. When serving as executive director of the Peoples Housing Network from 1977 to 1982, Michael founded the School for Organizers. He is currently the treasurer of the Tenants Political Action Committee.