Founder & Executive Director
Michael is a local business owner and the Founder and Executive Director of Journey House Foundation. Michael brings extensive experience in the hospitality field, marketing, restaurant management and sales. Journey House Foundation was created as a result of Michael’s personal passion and life experience in long-term recovery. He identified the need for a more hands-on, recovery community, that provides mentorship and a complete continuum of care for those seeking recovery. He has personal experience and first-hand knowledge of the trauma, challenges and barriers individuals and their families face when battling substance use disorder and seeking a new way of life. In 2022, Michael was appointed by Governor Glenn Younkin to serve on Virginia’s Opioid Abatement Authority. Michael began his recovery Journey in April 2002 and married his wife, Kimberly in 2007. They have 4 children, Jeremy, Kaeler, Nathan and Garrett, as well as 2 grandchildren, Jayden and Emma.
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