Most of Mike’s career has been within the real estate and financial services professions. He has been a SC licensed real estate broker since 1991. Early in his career he worked in the appraisal department of a local savings and loan bank and progressed through lending and management positions. For several years he served as the president and general manager of a large, S & L subsidiary focused on the development of Woodside Plantation, a residential country club community in Aiken. For over eight years, Mike held the position of assistant chancellor for development and alumni affairs at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Dedicated to the Aiken area Mike has also served as a former President of the Aiken Chamber of Commerce. Throughout his career, Mike has chosen to be very active in community affairs and service organizations. He currently serves as a board member, officer, or committee member of the following organizations: Aiken Center of the Arts; Aiken Regional SPCA; Center for African-American History, Art, and Culture; Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch; Historic Aiken Foundation. Mike is an active supporter of the Hitchcock Woods Foundation. As a native of Aiken, Mike’s enthusiasm for the community’s quality of life is constantly re-enforced by its new residents. He has the experience and knowledge to share the breadth of available properties, from land to farms to equestrian communities, and residential to commercial.