Michael is Vice President-Treasurer at Beall’s, Inc., which is the parent company of Beall's Department Stores, Inc., Beall's Outlet Stores, Inc., and Burke's Outlet Stores, LLC. Michael joined the company in 1996 and is responsible for the Tax and Treasury Departments. The corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates about 500 retail stores in 14 different states including an active eCommerce presence. Beall’s has annual sales of more than $1 billion dollars with headquarters in Bradenton, FL. Previously, Michael spent 11 years in public accounting at a firm in Albany, New York. He earned his CPA license in New York and graduated from Siena College in 1985 with a BBA in Accounting and a minor in Computer Science. Michael also sits on the Board of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce and the Tax Committee of the National Retail Federation.