At Watershed, Mike works with state agencies and local governments, businesses, foundations, statewide associations and coalitions, and community-based nonprofits to maximize impact and realize watershed moments in the places, markets, and populations they serve. Mike’s practice focuses on advising clients and communities on leveraging federal investments and incentives, including those made under the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act, and $369 billion in energy, climate, and workforce measures within the Inflation Reduction Act.

Mike and his family reside in Columbia, where he is secretary/treasurer of the Richland Library Friends and Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Richland County’s nationally-recognized library system, which raises awareness and support for services in literacy, workforce development, social services and inclusion, and innovative programming. He is immediate past president of the Shandon Neighborhood Council and is an advisory board member of the Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) at the University of South Carolina.