Michael is the Assistant Manager for Sports Medicine at OrthoNebraska. In his current role he coordinates outreach efforts to area schools and sports organizations. Michael helps to create a seamless transition for injured athletes needing to be seen in clinic, working with sports medicine physicians, APP’s, and athletic trainers to provide a high level of service and care. He also oversees the organization’s injury triage app, staffed by athletic trainers. Prior to assuming his role as Assistant Manager, Michael worked in the physician clinic as a DME Coordinator, Clinical Athletic Trainer in the Urgent Care, and as a Clinical Athletic Trainer for two primary care sports medicine physicians.

Michael is actively involved with COPA at the state, district, and national level. He currently serves at the Chair of the COPA Committee for Nebraska, he is a member of the COPA Council for the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association, and serves on the Physician Practice Panel for COPA with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

Michael completed his undergraduate work at Northwest Missouri State University, and his graduate work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.