From 1994 through the end of 2006, Mickey excelled in various management capacities at consumer finance companies, credit unions and banks – with a focus on both consumer and business banking. Beginning in 2007, a consulting firm in PA recruited him to travel the country for a few years to coach and to teach business development to bank officers. Mickey first opened his own business – Moore Business Strategies – in April of 2009, but it was short lived because he became the first alum of Southern Scholarship Foundation to serve as its President & CEO in September 2009. He led that organization until March of 2016 – a year after the organization was recognized as Non-Profit of the Year by the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, in 2016, Mickey was named Fundraising Professional of the Year by the Big Bend Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and he was inducted into the Barracuda Achievers’ Hall of Fame at his high school.
In May of 2016, Mickey took over the reins at TMH Foundation as their President and Chief Advancement Officer. In a short 2 1/2 years, the organization underwent significant changes in governance, structure, processes, operations, and fundraising – these improvements resulted in increased participation from board members, increased contributions from donors, increased efficiencies with receivables and payables and countless other intangible benefits to the organization’s mission. Additionally, under Mickey’s leadership the organization developed its first-ever Strategic Plan and in 2017 it hosted the highest grossing Golden Gala event in the history of the hospital. As with his other turnkey opportunities, Mickey recognized the teamwork it took to make such transitions possible – change work is difficult and risky, but he knows the mission has always been worth it in the end! Mickey resigned from TMH Foundation in July of 2018 and has re-opened Moore Business Strategies.
Mickey has been described as a dynamic and dedicated leader with an appetite for team and individual successes – moreover, a relationship-focused professional that welcomes challenges in business development, fundraising, organizational transitions, team building, fiscal and operations management, leadership, strategic planning, personnel development and partnerships. In business and in life, he leans heavily on clear expectations and accountabilities as a means to achieve successes and coach behaviors. He is energetic to a degree of seemingly limitless effort…continuously retaining, expanding, acquiring and influencing relationships.
Over the years, Mickey has been active in various groups/clubs in Tallahassee – including the Rotary club of Tallahassee, the Tallahassee Kiwanis Club, the Institute for Nonprofit Innovation and Excellence, Leadership Tallahassee, Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, JMI Institute, Rotary Youth Camp, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Big Bend, Capital Area Red Cross and Gulf Winds Track Club.
His primary personal interest is running – as a nationally competitive runner, he has run a sub-3 hour marathon multiple times, including the Chicago and New York marathons, and has raised monies for Special Olympics, Rotary Youth Camp, and the Livestrong Foundation through his running. In 2017, he ran every day to complete a goal of #RUN365!
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