Michael serves on the Executive and Steering Committee as the Chair and the Fundraising Committee as the Co-Chair.

At Ktisis Capital, Michael serves as a strategic philanthropic advisor, research lead, and project manager. This includes creating and supporting donor learning communities such as the Democracy Action Lab at The Philanthropy Workshop; facilitating Destination Impact, a learning community for donor education and organizing networks across the country; advising the Mannifera Collective, an Australian donor network; and co-authoring “Discovering your philanthropic identity: Giving approaches, strategies, and philosophies'' in partnership with Fidelity Charitable’s Private Donor Group. Before joining Ktisis Capital, Michael spent 5 years at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, where he was primarily responsible for managing The Grantmaking School. In his time at the Johnson Center, Michael also led the foundational research and development of a program officer competency model and served as Assistant Editor of The Foundation Review. Throughout his career, Michael has supported or managed the delivery of 100+ educational and field-building programs for donors and grantmaking professionals.

Michael completed a B.A. in philosophy and a B.S. in psychology at Grand Valley State University. Michael serves as President of the board of Renew Mobility, a West Michigan nonprofit that provides free, permanent mobility solutions for individuals either denied or burdened by systemic inequities in our healthcare system. He also served on the board of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Grand Rapids (YNPN.GR) for three years; during his time on the board, he advocated for and helped start their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-racism committee, for which he served as Co-chair.

Michael lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In his free time, you can find Michael listening to death metal, golfing poorly, and being disappointed by the Detroit Red Wings.