Micah hails from the small college town of Oberlin, Ohio and has been a member of the Ohio University and Athens, Ohio communities since he arrived on OHIO’s Athens Campus for undergraduate studies in interpersonal and organizational communication in the Fall of 2003. In his undergraduate years at OHIO, Micah participated in a variety of leadership activities including work with various diversity groups, employment as a resident assistant, and student membership on OHIO’s Board of Trustees. The undergraduate honors thesis Micah completed per requirements of OHIO's Honors Tutorial College explored how communicative experiences give way to identity. This line of research inspired Micah to complete master’s-level studies in human development through OHIO’s Individual Interdisciplinary Program (IIP). Micah supported student success and diversity education throughout the ten years he spent working in OHIO's Division of Student Affairs prior to moving to the Division of Diversity and Inclusion in May 2019. In 2022, Micah completed an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program rooted in positive psychology and decision-making, which he uses to inform individual and group decision-making processes in his current work as OHIO’s Pride Center Director and as a member of Athens City Council.