Education
BA, Public and Urban Affairs with a major in Environmental Policy and Planning, minors in GIS and Strategic Communications, Virginia Tech
Master of Urban and Regional Planning, Global Planning and International Development Certification, Virginia Tech
Experience
Transportation Management
& Design, Inc.
U.S. Department of Transportation – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Sustainable Policy Making and Planning in Europe Program
Awards
Marine Corps Foundation Scholarship (2018-2022)
Dean’s List (2018-2022)
Al Steiss Award for Outstanding Graduate Senior in the Public & Urban Affairs Design
Summa Cum Laude Graduate
Virginia Citizens Planning Association Scholarship
Award for Graduate Student for Professional Promise
Associate Planner
Michael is a recent graduate of Virginia Tech, where he pursued his graduate studies in Urban and Regional Planning. His enthusiasm for public transportation emerged during a study abroad in Europe, where he experienced the transit systems in Freiburg, Germany, Zurich, Switzerland, and Vienna, Austria. As a student, Michael worked at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he reimagined the monthly data reports for the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and presented to a symposium on reducing car dependency within the United States. Furthermore, Michael collaborated with local governments like Bluefield, West Virginia to conduct an in-depth housing study of the town and Roanoke, Virginia to craft a heat resiliency plan for the city.
