
Mike currently serves as executive director of news and media relations at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he has written about various faculty research, student successes and more since 2014.
Below is a sampling of human interest and other stories he has published during his time at the university.
- ‘Beat the Odds’: National Fellowship Class Headlined by Eagle Who Journeyed from Paralysis to Running a 5K
- Hero Pilot Inspires Embry-Riddle with Lessons Learned from Lifesaving Flight
- Doctoral Student Overcomes Culture Shock, a Parent’s Murder to Earn Ph.D.
- Young Eagle to Earn Associate’s, Pilot License Before High School Graduation
- Eagles Travel to Zambia for ‘Absolutely Unique’ Learning Experience
- Liftoff! Student-Made Rocket Fuel Successfully Tested at Embry-Riddle
- Students Use Drones to Map Ancient American Cities, Capture First-Ever Imagery of Rock Carvings
- Twentysomething Star Sends Message of Hope to Women in STEM
- What Does Spaceflight Feel Like? Student Tells All
- Eagles Spring Into Action to Help Save Crashed Pilot from Alligator-Infested Waters
- Researchers Use Drones to Track Invasive Pythons in the Everglades
- Lindbergh Kin Finds Her Calling on the Flight Deck
- Eagles Complete CubeSat Construction; Next Stop: The Moon
- From Construction to the Flight Deck: ‘I Asked Myself If This Was What I Really Wanted’
- NASA Discovery Earns First-Generation Student ‘Full-Ride’ Fellowship
- ‘No Colon, No Problem’: Student Spins Near-Death Experience Into Startup Idea
- Eagle Looks to the ‘Beauty’ of Numbers to Rebuild Her Life After Homelessness, Abuse and Addiction
- Business Professor by Day, Human Rights Crusader by Night

Mike published over 1,000 bylines during his time at the Palm Coast and Ormond Beach Observer newspapers, 2011-2014, where he covered various beats, including breaking news, school board, government, business and more.
Below is a sampling of human interest stories he published during his time as a journalist.