For 20 years, Mike has been involved in numerous aspects of the communications industry - from Director of Corporate Relations and Development at the historic Ford's Theatre to a senior account executive handling global branding assignments at Manning Selvage and Lee. Some highlights of his career include the supervision of 6 nationally televised Presidential Galas, co-founding New York University’s original musical theater conservatory (CAP21), managing the media of EchoStar's $28 billion purchase of Hughes Electronics from GM, and managing branding assignments for WR Grace, Inova Health Systems, P&G, and Philips Electronics.