Michael Stram

Michael (Mike) is a learning designer with a lifelong passion for learning. He holds a bachelor's degree in visual communications technology and a master's in instructional design. Before coming to Miami, Mike worked as an educator at a non-profit organization devoted to helping people with disabilities build independence and transfer into the working world. This experience helped him find his life goal of building equitable learning experiences for everyone, no matter their learning barriers.

Another one of Mike's many passions is graphic design, which is something he loves to bring to the learning materials he designs. He strongly believes that instructional design and graphic design are all about organizing information in people-friendly ways.

Outside of work, Mike is a proud cat parent to an orange cat named Chalupa. He loves all things nerdy and spends most of his time painting miniatures, cooking, and playing video games.

"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace." —  孔夫子 (Confucius)