Mitch was born and raised in upstate NY and then moved to OH for college where he received his Electrical Engineering degree followed by an MBA at Ohio University and also met the love of his life, Valerie. Later Mitch attended Palmer Theological Seminary. After a few years working for others in an engineering capacity, Mitch and Valerie started their own engineering consulting company that in 2024 celebrated its 30th year in business. They have been members at SCC since 2006. They have two daughters, Melisa, husband Chris, in Ft. Myers and Aundrea, husband Dave, in OH and three wonderful grandchildren, Madelyon, Vivian and Genevieve. They live full time on Sanibel.