Mike Bruckner is an inaugural member of the communications committee.  After a 40-year career in higher education, Bruckner spent five years working for nonprofits and doing community service in Pennsylvania.  He was the vice president at Muhlenberg college in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he oversaw marketing, communications, public relations, community relations, the bookstore, and the college radio station. His writing, editing, and PR background have made him a good fit for the Crossroads Arts Alliance.

In 2022, he and his wife moved to Haymarket to be closer to their daughters and three grandchildren.  He lives in the Carter’s Mill development, which is about a mile from the Haymarket Museum. 

“After devoting so much of my life to nonprofit work and community service, when I was asked to help out with the arts alliance, it seemed like a natural fit,“ says Bruckner.

Mike has worked nine NCAA basketball tournaments, the Sugar Bowl, the Solheim Cup and the US Senior Open. He has also attended seven US Open golf tournaments, one Masters tournament and a US Open tennis tournament. 

Mike has worked nine NCAA basketball tournaments, the Sugar Bowl, the Solheim Cup and the US Senior Open. He has also attended seven US Open golf tournaments, one Masters tournament and a US Open tennis tournament. 

FOUR FUN FACTS

1) He was once the ring announcer for a pro wrestling event.

2) He lived in England during his freshman year of high school.

3) He was past president and the longest serving board member of two of the largest nonprofits in eastern Pennsylvania.

4) He did the public address announcing at Fenway Park for one game – not the Red Sox, but the New England College Baseball All-Star Game.Â