Mike received his Masters Degree in Conflict Management from Trinity College and Theological Seminary. He is a certified Crisis Prevention Instructor and a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. Mike currently works as the Director for the Special Friends ministry at First Baptist Orlando.
Prior to joining First Baptist Orlando, Mike worked as the Autism and Inclusion Specialist for a large St. Louis school district. He also has worked as a Master Training Specialist for the Judevine Center for Autism and as an Early Interventionist for the Missouri First Steps Program. While living in North Carolina, Mike taught continuing education courses for special education teachers at Coastal Carolina College.
Mike has conducted workshops for a variety of churches, several national level autism conferences, and various annual state conferences on topics pertaining to autism.
Mike is happily married to his lovely wife Linda and the father of three wonderful boys, all three of whom are on the autism spectrum.
Wow! We are on the same wave length! Thrive is working to help provide tools and organization to families in the home of special needs kids. We do this through the THRIVE model we developed. Take a look at our website page at http://www.thriveteamfamily.com and see if we can help each other out!
Thanks, and I am so excited to find out about your organization!
What you are doing is awesome for the kids and their families ,well done and God bless
you Araba.
Thank you. I remember how “lost” I felt over a decade ago when my boys were initially diagnosed. So, I’m trying to do my part for others that may be in the same boat.