Michael's passion is for high performing educational environments at all levels. He has dedicated his entire professional career to education and the architecture that supports it. He has served as the CEFPI president and has been involved on a number of boards including the Tacoma School of the Arts and Bates Technical College Foundation. Much of Michael's energy is spent on the front end of a project ensuring that the right vision and program is being considered. He excels at facilitating discussions and finding common ground in what are often diverse interests and input within project stakeholder groups.