He grew-up in Las Vegas, Nevada and joined the Navy when he was twenty-three. After seeing the world and serving his country for four years, Michael moved to Texas to attend the fire academy at Collin County Community College. After graduating, Michael was quickly hired at the Coppell Fire Department, where he has worked and served his community for the last 22 years.

In addition to being a fixture in the Coppell community, Michael is also a proud dad of two college kids. Jacob, 23, who attends UNT and is a member of the SLCF community and Jenae, 21, who attends Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas.

Michael attended the CrossFit Level 1 Seminar and passed the test in the summer of 2022, but has been doing CrossFit for over ten years. He considers SLCF his ‘home’ and can’t wait to grow the community!