An innovative and highly influential nonprofit leader, Mike grew a small group home – Domus House – into a multifaceted human services organization – Domus Kids. Working closely with community partners in Stamford, Connecticut and beyond, Domus, as the organization is commonly called, provides a constellation of individualized support programs to help disconnected and disengaged youth forge their own paths to self-sufficiency.A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, Mike joined Domus as Executive Director in 1991, when the organization had just one program and an annual budget of under $300,000. Today, Domus serves more than 1,500 youth annually and operates 13 unique programs with a multi-million-dollar budget. Prior to joining Domus, Mike served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and later joined Good Shepherd Services in Brooklyn as Director of the Park Slope Mini School.In 2003, Mike was awarded a Frances Hesselbein Community Innovation Fellowship by the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management. A graduate of Holy Cross with a master’s in social work from Hunter College, Mike received the Sanctae Crucis Award in 2010, Holy Cross’s highest non-degree recognition bestowed on an alumnus. In 2012, nominated by Connecticut’s then-Governor Dan Malloy, Mike proudly received a Lewis Hine Award given by the National Child Labor Committee to distinguished professionals in the world of youth service. In 2015, along with his wife Karen, Mike received the Graymoor Community Service Award from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement for their ongoing efforts “to heal, to unite, and to bring home those who have lost their way.”