Fire Manager TNC-AR and LA/Burn Boss/Assistant Director of Stewardship
Mike has worked for The Nature Conservancy-Arkansas Field Office for 10 years, started as Burn Crew Technician, then moved into the Assistant Land Steward position, Stewardship Ecologist, then into his current position as Fire Manager/Assistant Director of Stewardship.
Prior to his work with TNC-Arkansas chapter, he worked for TNC-Nebraska on the Niobrara Valley Preserve as a Ranch/Fire Technician. He has also worked on the South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, and Texas fire programs.
Mike received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo MI 1997. He is originally from London, Ontario and was born in Newmarket, Ontario Canada.
He moved to Sterling Heights, MI in 1985.