
Mike served as a police officer with Peel Regional Police for 31 years. His interest in advocacy lead to his involvement with the Police Association, first as a member of the Board of Directors elected by the membership, then as a full time staff member of the Association, selected by the Board. For 20 years he worked to protect the interests of and advocate for the members of the Association both individually and collectively. Mike retired from policing in 2019.
Through his Association work, he became involved with the TPCU, working with the local Peel branch in managing the Association's financial reserves. He took an increasing interest in the activities of the TPCU and was appointed by the Peel Association’s Board to the local Advisory Committee as the Association representative in 2015, and joined the TPCU Board in late 2016. He has served on all Board Committees and is currently Board Vice Chair and Chair of the Audit Risk Committee.