Mike is a retired from Sprint Corporation as a Manufacturing Segment Marketing Manager. He was responsible for development and rollout of all programs, promotions and solutions to enable Sprint sales staff to successfully target and sell data, voice and wireless services to manufacturing companies. Mike was also the Executive Director of Head Rest, Inc. He was responsible for overall management, funding and operation of this private, non-profit human services organization. He raised more than $6 million in grants from foundations, federal, state and local government; supervised paid staff of 65; oversaw volunteer program of several hundred staff; provided services to thousand of clients annually; and managed relations with funders and board of directors. Mike left Head Rest to found and operate Applied Humanomics, Inc., a privately held e-mail company from 1982 until 1996. As part of his work with Applied Humanomics, Mike developed Youthnet for NNRYS in early 80's and was their introduction to electronic communication. Mike has served on the Board of Directors of CareOregon; Northwest Regional Primary Care Association; Oregon Primary Care Association; Southeast Oregon Rural Health Network and the National Network for Youth from 1977 to 1979 and 2004 to present. Mike is a strong advocate for the rights of youth, with extensive experience with both for-profit and non-profit organizations ranging from serving on boards to directing organizations to staff positions. He is an effective presenter & public speaker, skilled in managing people for results, strong fund-raising specialist and politically savvy.