Michael is the Senior Planner for Housing and Land Use and joined NMCOG in April 2023. In this role he provides planning and technical assistance to advance local and regional housing initiatives for the Northern Middlesex Council of Government communities. This work includes working with communities in the development of municipal housing plans, zoning analysis, master planning, regulation and handbook drafting, and other related functions to support vibrant, equitable, and sustainable housing and land use planning.
Michael brings more than 15 years of planning experience to this role. Most recently with the City of Dover, NH after spending eight years working in Rhode Island as the Assistant Town Planner in Portsmouth and Town Planner in Johnston. During this time Michael developed his career in the planning field by working closely with planning boards, zoning boards of appeals, and numerous municipal boards and committees facilitating and implementing various policies aimed at strengthening the communities' visions and viability while modernizing engagement tools and processes. He also drafted land use regulations, policy, and comprehensive plans; provided technical support to Zoning, Planning and Design Review Boards; enforced code violations; developed grant proposals; reviewed development applications; developed department protocols; managed and maintained GIS databases; and integrated technologies to better serve the public.
Michael received his Bachelor's in Environmental Design and Urban Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's School of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning. Michael is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).