After a stint right out of college as an academic advisor and assistant residence life coordinator at K-State, Mike worked as legislative director for Kansas House Majority Leader Kent Glasscock.  Mike was then hired by U.S. Congressman and now U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, where he served as agricultural representative, district director, and now deputy state director. 

In that position, Mike serves as the Senator’s state military liaison and disaster preparedness/response coordinator.  Since moving to Wichita in 2012, Mike has been involved in several community activities.  He keeps his fingers on the pulse of economic development throughout the state of Kansas along with assisting the Moran staff with directing federal dollars to all communities and industries statewide. Aggressively chasing federal funds and getting Kansas its fair share is a key goal of the Moran Team.

Mike was raised on a family farm five miles south of Wilson, Kansas.  Following graduation from Wilson High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural journalism with a minor in economics along with a master’s degree in higher education administration from Kansas State University.