Michael Mitchell serves as the Area Director for Mission Increase CAFO. He is serving the nationwide community of CAFO leaders through a unique partnership between Mission Increase and Christian Alliance for Orphans. Michael describes himself as a follower of Jesus and a lover of people, always seeking to be better at both. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Oklahoma Christian University and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Oklahoma. Before coming to CAFO, he served as Director of Development and Marketing for an international water nonprofit working to eradicate the water crisis in 14 African countries. Prior to that role, Michael spent more than a decade in higher education fundraising and marketing with Oklahoma Christian University. Michael is married to his high school sweetheart, the lovely and talented Annaleise Mitchell. They reside in Oklahoma City and are the proud parents of Isabella, Benjamin and Harrison. Michael enjoys teaching, reading, writing, music, travel, shenanigans with his kids, fighting street gangs for charity, and roasting his own coffee.