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Michael joined Domus as its executive director in 1991 when the organization had just one program, Domus House, and a budget of under $300,000. He served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps for two years before working at Good Shepherd Services in Brooklyn for nine years. He is a graduate of Holy Cross and received his masterā€™s in social work from Hunter College in New York City. Mike was one of five 2002-03 Frances Hesselbein Community Innovation Fellows, which were awarded by the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management. He is the recipient of a 2010 Sanctae Crucis Award, Holy Crossā€™ highest non-degree recognition bestowed on an alumnus. Mike is the subject of a 2012 episode of Turning Point, a public television documentary program. He was honored to receive in January 2012 one of five Lewis Hine Awards given by the National Child Labor Committee to distinguished professionals in the world of youth service; he was nominated by CT Governor Dan Malloy. Along with his wife Karen, Mike received the The Graymoor Community Service Award in 2015 from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement for working ā€œto heal, to unite, and to bring home those who have lost their way.ā€ Mike is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts.