AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- Credentialing real world experiences for high schoolers
- Role of technology in K-12 career education
- Communication channels and tactics for education stakeholders
BIOGRAPHY:
Mike has over a decade of experience in the Marketing Communications space, specializing in social media and digital content management. He joined ASA in 2021 to help the organization optimize and expand its communications strategy through a multi-channel approach, with the goal of reaching business and nonprofit leaders, policymakers, parents, educators, administrators, and other key stakeholders.
RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
- ASU+GSV 2024: Future Readiness for All: Scaling Equitable Access to Youth Career Exploration & Skill-Building
- New Pathways Convening 2023: Designing and Communicating Next Gen Pathway Models
- Aurora Symposium 2024: Beyond the Buzzwords: Communicating the Value of Pathways and Competency-Based Learning
VIDEO:
PUBLICATIONS:
- Medium: Students Need Access to High-quality Entrepreneurship Education
- Medium: How Middle School Career Exploration Helped my Passion for Aviation Take Flight
- Medium: Many Gen Z Teens Don’t Feel Career-ready
- Medium: High School is Too Late to Start the Career Conversation
- Medium: Future-readiness Means Allowing Learners to Explore, Test, and Try Career Options Earlier On
- Making Today’s Learners Crisis-Proof: Readings from Jean Eddy’s Groundbreaking Book
- New Digital Playbook Helps Middle Schoolers Prepare for Their Futures
- Students Need More Real-world Experience from Industry
- Transforming Teen Career Exploration: How EvolveMe® and UStrive Are Changing Lives with Virtual Mentorship