A land surveyor by trade, a volunteer by avocation, brings 25 years of experience with personal recovery. A long-time resident of the Desert Hot Springs area, Mike has seen both the good and bad sides of this community. Personal experience with the House of Hope comes through a wife and daughter that have been in the program.

Having been actively involved in maintaining an open meeting hall and procuring a new location for 12 step recovery meetings through these current times has been hard.