Mike first attended Camp Tekoa as a rising 4th grader in 1988. He started out as a mini-camper then attended the week long resident camp every year after that until he was old enough to join the staff at Tekoa. Mike became a CIT in 1995, and then served for four summers as a Staff Assistant and a Counselor in 96', 97', 98' and 2002. He met his wife, Sarah, at Tekoa in 2002 and they were happily married in September of 2007. He completed his Bachelor Degree in Recreation Management from Appalachian State University in 2001 and is currently working toward a Master Degree in Counseling from Western Carolina University.

Before Mike returned to Camp Tekoa full-time in January 2004 as the Program Director he worked as Activities Director for Blue Ridge Village Resort in Banner Elk, NC. When he is not at camp running programs and hosting groups he's likely spending time with his wife Sarah and dog Maddie, or spending time outdoors mountain biking, road biking, snowboarding, swimming or hiking.