Michael Hurst
Graphic Designer & Administrative Assistant
504-525-1528
Michael has lived most of his life in southeast Louisiana and has developed a deep love for the wildlife, culture, and food of the Gulf of Mexico region. He graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design and uses his degree to give back to the region that he loves. He interned at Healthy Gulf in 2012, creating physical and digital media content to help bring awareness to issues in the Gulf of Mexico region.
Michael joined the Healthy Gulf staff in 2013. In addition to creating media content, Michael now assists in many of the day-to-day operations in the New Orleans office, including banking, filing, bookkeeping, and office maintenance. He also focuses on donor database operations and helps manage Healthy Gulf’s membership program.
In his free time, Michael enjoys clay making, Lego building, cooking, gardening, and spending time with his wife and two pets.