As Vice President of Organizing at I AM ALS, Michael helps develop and implement I AM ALS’ community organizing and advocacy strategies that engage, educate, empower, and provide tools to people living with ALS and their loved ones. His goals are to grow and fuel the movement that will end ALS. Prior to I AM ALS, Michael was the Director of LGBTQ Health and Inclusiveness at Trillium Health in Rochester, NY. At Trillium Health, he developed, implemented, and managed programs that educated, empowered and recruited marginalized populations into primary and sexual health care programs.

Michael has a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from George Mason University and has taught courses on HIV, gender, sexuality, race, media and community at Rutgers University, George Mason University, Hampden-Sydney College, and Bowling Green State University.