Michael is ...
- a 27-year, award winning educator (Prime Minister’s Award, 2006; BC Ministry of Education special recognition award 2006
- author of ‘Learn Your Way! SelfDesigning the Life You Really Want to Lead, Starting Now’ (2011) (learnyourway.ca)
- Co-founder and Director of SelfDesign Learning (www.selfdesign.org)
- Founder and leader of SURPASS leadership program for teens (since 2007); see
- an experienced presenter, workshop leader and coach
- a former journalist and geologist