Mike graduated with a BS degree from San Diego State University in 1969 and a Masters in Genetics in 1972. He worked at San Diego Children’s Hospital and UCSD Medical school. In 1977 he and his wife, Sandee, moved to Portland to join The Oregon Health & Science University’s Clinical Cytogenetics Lab, part of the Knight Cancer Institute at OHSU. Mike was involved in early research resulting in the development of leukemia treatment drugs.
They moved to Charbonneau in 2012 and fell in love with this community. After retirement in 2015, he has been playing golf and supporting the Men’s Club. He works with the Tuesday golf group assisting cleanup of weeds and tree trimming and helping with the installation of the yardage markers on sprinkler heads for all 27 holes. Mike believes the main focus should always be the friends and fun we have while playing this wonderful game of golf.
During his first term on the Board of Directors, he served as Secretary. In 2016, he was reappointed to the Men’s Club Board to complete the term of a resigning board member. Since then, he has served as Vice-President, liaison to Charbonneau Golf Club, Inc., Co-Chair and Chair of the Invitational Golf Tournament.