Interests

Away From The Sales Desk


NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION
Michael served on the National Board of Directors for the National Wild Turkey Federation for 15 years.  He held the positions of President, Vice President and Chairman of the Board.  He is an avid wild turkey hunter.

EMISSHIELD
Michael currently serves on the board of Emisshield.  Emisshield products optimize heat applications by changing basic system physics and enabling positive improvements in any combustion or energy transfer. This technology can be used on existing or new materials utilized in all combustion processes including metals, refractory, ceramics and high technology fabrics. The optimization provided by Emisshield can provide significant improvement in most energy consuming, producing, or related heat systems.

ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Michael served on the Board of Directors for AERT,  a company based in Arkansas. AERT makes cutting edge environmentally friendly products out of reclaimed wood fiber and recycled polyethylene plastic. Some of the products are composite decking and railing, ChoiceDek® Premium and MoistureShield® Composite Decking.

MARATHONER
Michael is an avid runner. His last full marathon was the NYC Marathon on November 1st, 2015 (for the fifth time!) . He has run a total of 35 full marathons in 19 different states over the last 13 years.

COMMUNITY
Michael is currently serving as an Elder of Rivercliff Lutheran Church – www.rivercliff.org