Mike risinger

Basics

  • Live in Eagle River

  • 0 children due to luck and a vasectomy

  • Married since 2018

  • 1 pet, Loki the German Shepherd/lab

  • Taoist if any religion

  • Politically a little left of center but unhappy with all parties

  • INTJ on the Meyers-Briggs

  • 17 years in education

  • 1 year in project management


Education

  • Attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR for 5 years

    • Business Administration degree with Computer Science minor

    • President of Gamma Sigma fraternity

  • University of Alaska Anchorage

    • Master's of Arts in Teaching

    • Graduate certificate in Executive Leadership

  • Cornell University, ILR

    • Labor Leadership certificate

  • Defense Information School

    • Basic Public Affairs Specialist course


Employment

  • Municipality of Anchorage as Kincaid Park attendant

  • Carlile Transportation in HR

  • Anchorage School District as substitute teacher

    • Included a month long job at Dimond

  • Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program

    • Summer Bridge program for 4 summers

    • Middle School program for 2 summers

  • Boys and Girls Club of Alaska at the Muldoon clubhouse

  • Anchorage School District as a classroom math/photography/yearbook teacher

    • Worked at Service

    • Coached robotics

    • Brought students to AASG conferences for 4 years

  • Anchorage Education Association

    • Union bargaining team

    • Board of directors

  • 2357 Photography as owner

  • Alaska Army National Guard

    • Mass Communication Public Affairs Specialist

    • 134th PAD NCOIC

  • Hope Community Resources as training assistant

  • Cook Inlet Tribal Council

    • Educational fabrication lab instructor

    • Project Mmanager


countries i've visited

  • Canada

  • Mexico

  • UK

  • Mongolia

  • Iceland


Interests

  • Disc golf

  • Rowing

  • Bowling

  • Kayaking

  • Haiku

  • Photography

  • Board games

  • Path of Exile

  • Concept2

  • Mace workouts

  • Food replacements (Soylent)

  • Dungeons and Dragons

  • Hiking

  • Distance events

  • Star Trek

  • Twisty puzzles

  • Dogs

  • Fab Labs