Summary
Micheal Peterson is a community-minded project manager and educator with over three decades in education and nine years of post-education professional experience driving economic and digital initiatives in rural Nebraska. He combines hands-on multimedia and web design entrepreneurship with nonprofit fund development work at the Nebraska Community Foundation, bringing practical skills in marketing, leadership development, and youth engagement. As founder of Above The Garage Studios he translates technical media production into tangible community impact, while his long tenure as a business and information technology teacher reflects deep curriculum and instructional expertise. Based in O'Neill, he pairs local knowledge with strategic project delivery, often bridging education, economic development, and small-business digital presence in ways that preserve rural vitality.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum and Instruction, Master of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum and Instruction at Doane University
Bachelor of Science, Business Education, Bachelor of Science, Business Education at Western New Mexico University