TRIO/ GEAR UP 2006 HONOREE

Barry Michaels

Barry Michaels graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in August 2005 with a BA in Political Science. He is
currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Public Administration at UNLV. Barry became a participant in the McNair Scholars Program
in 2003.

After taking his first political science class, he realized how important politics was and how it affected our everyday life. He
began his political career in 2002 when he wrote and sponsored two Nevada Initiatives. The first would have provided more funds
for K - 12 public education, while the second was to change a Nevada statute to call for a presumption of shared parenting in issues of child custody.

Over a span of 40 years, he has created and run all types of businesses, from manufacturing to advertising. In January
of 2004, he began to resurrect a vision he had more then 10 years ago. It was a dream of starting an airline that would have everyday low fares, high overall capacity with ala carte services. He learned a lesson from his previous attempt at starting this venture and hopefully next year“Family Airlines” will begin daily coast-to-coast service.