About Mike:

Mike was born in New York and grew up mainly in Connecticut. He graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelors Degree in History and a Minor in Psychology. Several years later Mike added the School of Pastoral Ministry to his educational background. 

Mike’s working career began with his first job at a golf course in Connecticut picking up golf balls on the driving range. Eventually, Mike progressed both on the job and with his golf game and become an Assistant Golf Professional. 

After an invitation by a friend Mike switched jobs and began working in the Restaurant business where he would soon find another passion, cooking. Working his way up Mike spent nearly 12 years as a Head Chef. Mike excelled in the culinary field, was featured on the LA News, and has even catered for several A-list celebrities. 

Mike has also served in several pastoral positions from Youth Pastor to Senior Pastor and it was during Mike’s time as a Senior Pastor that he began to feel God leading him to write. 

Since Mike’s first book “Discovering Gods Will for Your Life” he has become and award winning author. In addition to “Jesus Speaking Daily Encouragement from His Words”, “God Everyday: 365 Life Application Devotions”, and “Beyond the Gang” Mike has also written an end times thriller, "The Armageddon Initiative." "The Armageddon Initiative" is the first book in the Jack Bishop Series and Mike has already started working on book two in this trilogy. Book two in the works is called, "The Vatican Cipher." 

Mike has just released two more books in the Jesus Speaking series: “Jesus Speaking Devotional Prayers” and “Jesus Speaking Devotional Journal.” And has plans to expand the Jesus Speaking series into other areas, stay tuned for what’s next in that series.

As is often the case, life is filled with many unexpected twists and turns, and one such twist was Mike's return to the Culinary field. "Once a Chef always a Chef" in Mike's opinion and it was only natural to accept the invitation to become Executive Chef at a high end Gourmet Market in Malibu. During Mike’s time there he developed a process to standardize recipes, created a commissary productions center and opened two new locations. Currently Mike is the GM and Executive Chef to one of Southern Californias only “on the beach” cafes.

Mike lives in Southern California with his wife Colette where he works and writes. In Mike's spare time (what little there is of it) he enjoys surfing, traveling, playing guitar, trying new food creations, and taking walks with his Beagle Cinnamon.