Here are some of Mike's key
accomplishments:
Education Marketing
- Conceptualized, designed and co-partnered with Apple, EF Tours and Disney World to implement a classroom pod-casting initiative for recipients of the 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, which included sending the teachers to Disney World and each receiving an I-Pod
- Conceptualized, marketed and managed, the first annual “Fox Olympics” in 2009 - which earned national recognition by receiving a 2011 Promising Practices Award from the Character Education Partnership at UMSL
- Led the efforts to create the "Wasting no Time" composting initiative in the Fox C-6 district- which earned national recognition by receiving a 2013 Promising Practices Award from the Character Education Partnership at UMSL
- Co-organized, promoted and managed the 2012 Regional Unified Volleyball Tournament in partnership with the Missouri Special Olympics
- Successfully launched "Mike's Challenge" to end bullying across Missouri in the political spectrum
Political
and Event Marketing
- Organized and marketed a showcase of “rising” talent from Sony, RCA and Universal record labels in 2003 resulting in marketing Blue Funk Jazz Artist Damien Foreman
- Successfully promoted the start-up of The Progressive Student Initiative think-tank on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., in 2006 and solicited its founding Advisory Board which included members of Congress, business leaders and others and was Chaired by the late Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones
- Serves as the Midwest Regional Coordinator of the VMFC; Oversees outreach to Veterans in over a dozen states including Missouri
- Successfully led the formation of the Arnold Veterans Commission; Serves as Chairman and leads the five member group of appointees
- Formulated and launched the annual Arnold Veterans Day Parade between the AVC, Fox C-6 student organizations, civic groups, officials and Veteran organizations
Veteran Marketing
- Successfully launched MWE Marketing Strategies “Honoring Those Who Served” Veteran and Military friendly business marketing and advertising campaign
