Michael has been President and CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation since April 2019 and prior to that was Vice President for Development, Communications and Marketing for ten years. He helped to generate significant growth in PSF’s fundraising, communications and government relations during that period. During his tenure as President and CEO, the foundation has nearly doubled in size to a team of 60 and annual budget of $20 Million (CAD). He facilitated a strategic planning process that broadened the foundation’s focus, emphasized partnerships with Indigenous people, and expanded marketing and fundraising that resulted in significant growth in donors and donations.

Michael has nearly 30 years of experience including work in foundation leadership, journalism, fundraising, and public affairs in the United States and Canada. Before moving to Vancouver in 2007, he worked for seven years in Washington, D.C. as an association executive director, journalist and communications officer for two NGOs. This included stints at the ABC News affiliate in the nation’s capital, Catholic Charities and the U.S. Council on Competitiveness.