Michael is the Coordinator of the Phoenix Team and a Pre-ETS Specialist on the North-Central Team.  He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Columbia College.  He was previously a learning specialist for eight years and a special services coordinator for four years.  He says that one of the greatest benefits of this job is working with students, seeing them gainfully employed or enrolled in a post-secondary school or training program, and feeling like we may have had just a tiny part in that.  In his personal life, he is married and has three children, two daughters and one son, and of course, he loves all things Mizzou Tigers!

Michael serves in the following school districts: Boone County Juvenile Justice Center, Columbia Public Schools (Battle, Douglas, Hickman, Quest, Rock Bridge), Division of Youth Services (Fulton), Jefferson City Juvenile Justice Center, Kirksville Juvenile Justice Center, KVC (Columbia), and Peace and Hope Center.