Michael is the co-recipient of the 2018 Morehouse College National Alumni Association – Alumnus of the Year Award. For the past several years he has been the VP of the Chicago Area Alumni Chapter where he has helped the Chicago Chapter develop one of the strongest student pipelines to Morehouse in the country. He has extensive managerial and leadership experience with non-profit, Fortune 100 and privately held organizations – including Pepsi, Discovery Communications, and AutoNation. Michael grew up in Detroit, MI and credits the Boys and Girls Club for a large part of his early development.