Michael is the Executive Pastor at Calvary Church of Santa Ana in California. He graduated from Biola University with a B.S. in Accounting, earned an MBA from California State University of Fullerton, and is also a Certified Public Accountant. He is also an Adjunct Accounting Professor at Biola University in California. Previously, he worked at Arthur Andersen LLP as a CPA and auditor. From 2016 to 2020, he served on the SIL Board as the Chair of the Board Finance Committee. He also has served on the joint Audit Committee for SIL, Wycliffe, Wycliffe Global Alliance, Seed Company, JAARS and Wycliffe Foundation from 2010 to 2020.