Mike Prochaska

Mike Prochaska graduated from Upper Iowa University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. While at Upper Iowa, Mike was a member of the Peacock baseball and golf teams, was a student assistant on the men’s basketball team, and active in many school activities. Upon graduating from Upper Iowa, Mike started working at IBM in Rochester, MN, as a microcode developer. Mike was at IBM for 29 years and has held a variety of technical, technical management, and executive roles. He is currently working for Amazon Web Services as a Global Enterprise Service Manager.

Mike is active in his community. He coached youth sports for 21 years, has served on the Olmsted County United Way campaign board for 3 years, was the IBM Rochester site executive leader for IBM’s Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign for three years, a volunteer for Engineers Week for over 15 years, and served on the football, baseball, and wrestling booster clubs for the local high school. Mike has been on the Upper Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame board for over 20 years and regularly attends Upper Iowa athletic events, has spoken at Upper Iowa career days, and has hosted students from Upper Iowa while at IBM.

Mike has been married 31 years to Sandra and they reside in Stewartville, MN. They have three grown children, Allyson, Ryne, and Tanner.