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Michael Finlay


Owner and Founder, This Is Fatherhood LLC,
Portland, OR

Michael is a parent educator and advocate for fatherhood.  He runs This is Fatherhood, LLC and This is Fatherhood Blog and is the Veteran Dad Recruiter and Community Manager for Boot Camp for New Dads.  Michael is committed to building a community of fathers and parents that are fully engaged with their children and families.  He is a father of an amazing 8 year old son and a 5 year old daughter and has been happily married for 13 years to his high school sweetheart.  Michael is quick to point out that he is not an "expert", but has a lot of experience and learned knowledge and is excited about sharing the highs and lows of parenting with others so that he can also be the best dad for his kids.  He is also a kid trapped in an adult body and loves playing Legos, Pokemon and with other toys with or without his kids.  Michael is recognized as a Parenting Educator 3 through the OPEC Parent Educator Recognition System and is trained in 8 different parent education curriculum, 2 of which he created himself.

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