Michael OwensExecutive Director
Michael Owens is the Executive Director and Founder of Trinity Sober Living, LLC. Trinity Sober Living (TSL) provides the most comprehensive after-treatment care in Illinois. Trinity's Homes for men and women are located in the beautiful western suburbs of Chicago.
Prior to founding Trinity Sober Living, Michael was the President and Owner of OSG Global, an executive search, contract staffing, IT consulting and training solutions firm based in Illinois. OSG Global was founded in 1975. Michael bought the business in 2012 and subsequently moved it to Oak Brook, IL. In this role, Michael was responsible for the strategic vision and leadership of the company. Previous to OSG Global, Michael cofounded N-1 Technologies, a technology leasing, hardware services and IT consulting solution provider, in 2002. N-1 Technologies was an organization whose sole focus was delivering solutions to customers to reduce the cost and risk associated with their information technology needs. These solutions combined both the technical and financial aspects of customers’ IT infrastructure to ensure the highest return on IT asset investments. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Illinois–Champaign/Urbana. He obtained a Master’s degree in Education from Kaplan University and he is currently working on his Masters of Certification in Alcohol and Drug Counseling from Purdue University. He has had the privilege of sitting on various boards and associations dedicated to ending the homelessness of thousands of people in Chicago. Cara Chicago, a non-profit organization founded by his father in 1991, transforms the lives of people affected by homelessness and poverty by helping them re-enter the workforce and find quality employment. Michael is 14 years sober and very active in the local recovery community. He resides in Chicago’s western suburbs with his wife and their four children. |