After receiving his B.A. in Political Science from Indiana University Southeast, Michael spent nearly a decade in government affairs at the Indiana Statehouse before turning his attention to neighborhood revitalization. In 2007, while serving as Board President for the Maple Road Development Association, he helped establish Midtown Inc. and became its first full-time Executive Director in 2012. Michael also serves as a member of Indy’s CEO’s for Cities Cluster and the Plan 2020 ‘Connect Indy’ Committee. He lives in Indy’s Midtown with his wife Kristie and son Jaxon.

Casey, a lawyer by training and a community builder by trade, joined the community service corporation world after a stint in private legal practice. His inspiration for the shift came largely from a duty-driven, community-focused mentality, a mindset that also led to his co-leading the November Project free public fitness movement here in Indy. He’s curious about our Midtown area’s history–both the inspirational and the lamentable–and is helping the community write its next and most exciting chapter. Having spent a portion of his childhood in the small southern Indiana town of Ferdinand, Casey sees city neighborhoods as analogous to small towns and believes communal support, accountability, and connectivity ultimately make these places, specifically this Midtown place, great.