was born and adopted in Bucharest, Romania. He then lived in Vicenza, Italy for 10 yrs and moved to the USA in 1999. In 2007, Michael spent his winter/spring working for the Christian Science Headquarters in Boston, MA. Michael has always enjoyed inspiring and working with youth! In 2005, Michael student taught under Fresno State at a local elementary school with 2nd grade and 5-6 grades for 18 weeks. Before heading to Boston, Michael worked at a private school, doing team building with the 2-5 graders in Sacramento. For the past 6 summers, Michael has worked at residential summer youth camps for the past 6 years. He’s worked at Adventure Unlimited in Colorado, Program Director at YMCA Tulequoia and Element Skate Camp and finished summer 2008 at YMCA Camp Jackson as a youth counselor and their 1st official camp photographer! Michael is in school working for his Recreational Management degree and is a member of the American Camp Association and is certified through Project Adventure to lead Team Building and Initiatives to youths around the world. Michael is also a Certified WMI Wilderness 1st Responder and received his certification December 2008.