Mike Quinn, CMAA (Lake Odessa Lakewood), is a graduate of Delton Kellogg High School. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Siena Heights University in speech communications, along with a master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in educational leadership. Mike began his career in educational athletics as athletic director at Vicksburg High School in 1996. In 1999, he was named director of human resources and assistant athletic director at Manchester High School before taking the athletic director and assistant principal positions at Carlson High School in 2001. Following 15 years at Carlson, Mike took the athletic director and assistant principal positions at Lake Odessa Lakewood High School, where he has served since.

 

Bill Stevenson, former principal at Carlson High School, writes, “Mike approaches the job with passion and compassion for students, first. He creates an environment where respect, positivity and healthy competitiveness allows student-athletes, coaches and the entire school community to grow and learn. Further, Mike has served in a leadership capacity within the MIAAA, advancing its ideals through his dedication and indefatigable spirit. Mike exemplifies the adage: grow where you are planted. Not only grow, but prosper. The Lakewood school community, as well as the status of interscholastic sports through their region and our state, has been enhanced by the tremendous work of Mike Quinn.”

 

Mike has been an active member of the MIAAA. He served on the executive board from 2014-19, including as the association president in 2017. He has been a chair of the education committee, chair of the conference committee and co-chair of the awards committee. Mike is currently a member of the NIAAA certification committee, an NIAAA LTI instructor and has presented at both the MIAAA and NIAAA conferences.

 

He was founder of the Downriver League in 2009, a member of the emergency preparedness committees at both Carlson and Lakewood, a certified bus driver and member of the Carlson bond committee. Mike was named MIAAA Region 12 Athletic Director of the Year in 2014, the Michigan Wrestling Coaches Central Region Athletic Director of the Year in 2018 and has been a frequent host of MHSAA tournament events across a number of sports. Mike is married to Anne and they have two children, Kelly and Ryan.