Michael Adolfae

Mike is Director of Community Development for the City of Spokane.

Mike joined the City of Spokane in 1973 in the Planning Department following five years working for the City of Seattle in city planning and community development.

Mike was born in London, Ontario, Canada and split his childhood years between Vancouver, British Columbia and Los Angeles, California. Having shunned a life of surfing, Mike returned to the Pacific Northwest to attend Gonzaga University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities in 1968.

Mike holds the professional designation of CCIM, Certified Commercial Investment Member, from the National Association of Realtors and has held the position of President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the local CCIM Chapter.

Mike is currently the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Seven. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Business Development Corporation of Eastern Washington and the Community Board of Directors of the Northwest Business Development Corporation.

Mike is married to Molly, an art specialist with Spokane Public Schools. They have four adult sons, one a project manager for the Alaska RR, one an elementary school art/math teacher, one an elementary school teacher and one studying viticulture and enology. AND, all four of our sons were raised on public television!