Since graduating from Grace Baptist Academy in 1990, Michael attended UTC and graduated with a degree in Business Finance. He and Cristy were married in 1998 and have lived in East Ridge ever since.
Michael is the president of two companies: WTS Media, a CD and DVD manufacturing company and Gig City Press, a custom t-shirt and apparel company.
Michael and Cristy's TikTok famous son, Eli, graduated from Grace in 2019 and attends UTC. Abby graduates from Grace this year and Emmy is a Sophomore.
Michael says that his greatest success was helping to lead each his 3 children to Christ and then baptizing all of them in the summer of 2015. He states further that, "Grace has been a big part of our lives and we are grateful for the friendships we have developed with both the staff and fellow parents over the years as our children have attended the school."