Mike also has over 28 years of educational and operations experience in the career college sector including positions as Chief Academic Officer and Senior Regional Vice President of Operations with the Remington College group. He was also a two-term Commissioner for ACCSC where he served on the executive committee. He has presented and stirred people up in numerous seminars and conferences across the country such as the annual Career College Leadership Training Conference and the International Conference on Retention and Student Satisfaction. Mike was named as one of career colleges’ most influential people. He holds a Ph.D. and Masters degree in Instruction Design from the University of South Alabama and a Bachelor’s of Science in Oceanography from the Florida Institute of Technology. Mike is also an author of two teaching books, “Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers”, ISBN 9781491240328 and “Teaching Don’t” ISBN 9781492163893 as well as the young adult book series “Animal Council.”