Meet Mick
Professional and Personal Summary:
Having grown up in rural Montana, I feel I am a part of this great state, and she is a part
of me. She is in my heart and in my soul. I have tilled her soil, planted her crops, and
harvested her grain. I am a product of her education system, and I have taught her
children. I have hunted, fished, and hiked amongst her natural beauty, and I have
protected her precious crown jewel, Glacier National Park.
Over the course of my nearly 33-year career with the National Park Service, I spent time
in various positions at parks across the United States and recently retired as
Superintendent of Glacier National Park. The last 22 years of my career were in management-level positions. I have been married to my wife, Patti, for 37 years. She recently
retired as a Special Education teacher with Ruder Elementary in Columbia Falls, Montana.
We have two sons, Nathan and Eric, "both Montanans themselves", and three grand-dogs, Eli,
Sophie, and Kit. Currently, I am a full-time candidate for the Montana State Legislature
in House District 3.
Experience:
•Teacher, Willow Creek, Montana, 1973-1974
•Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Park Technician, 1975-1977
•Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Historian, 1977-1979
•Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, District Interpreter, 1979-1985
•Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Park Manager, 1985-1992
•Mammoth Cave National Park, Deputy Superintendent, 1992-2000
•Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Superintendent, 2000-2002
•Glacier National Park, Superintendent, 2002-2008
Education:
•Brady Public School, Brady, Montana, graduate, 1967
•University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, Bachelor of Science, 1973
Affiliations:
•United Methodist Church, Columbia Falls, Montana
•Rotary International, Kalispell, Montana
•University of Montana President’s Advisory Council
•National Parks and Conservation Northern Rockies Regional Council
•Past board member Flathead Basin Commission
•Honorary Chief of the Blackfeet Nation (Spii Piita)
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I have been married to my wife, Patti, for 37 years. She recently
retired as a Special Education teacher with Ruder Elementary in Columbia Falls, Montana.
We have two sons, Nathan and Eric "both Montanans themselves" and three grand-dogs, Eli,
Sophie, and Kit.
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