Michael is Director of Operations at Wy’East, where he guides the organization’s long-term strategy and program direction, overseeing coordination across Wy’East’s rural energy and resilience portfolio, and leads business development efforts identifying new funding opportunities and expanding partnerships to grow Wy’East’s footprint into new markets across the Pacific Northwest.

Michael joined Wy’East as a Rural Energy Specialist and RARE AmeriCorps Fellow, advancing to Rural Energy Project Manager before stepping into his current leadership role. During this time, Michael helped grow Wy’East’s rural energy technical assistance from a regional project in North Central Oregon to a multi-year statewide program and played a key role in securing long-term energy resilience and technical assistance funding from state, federal, and private funders.

Michael holds an MEM from Western Colorado University and a BS in Natural Resource Management from University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.