Mike Land

Prior to working with the City of Coppell, Mike served as the Town Manager for the Town of Prosper, Texas.  He was previously the City Manager for the City of Gainesville, Texas, Executive Director of the Southwestern Diabetic Foundation and the Community Development Director of the City of Gainesville, Texas. 

Mike worked in Sarasota and Orlando, Florida, as a Project Manager for a land planning firm and in Tavares, Florida, as the City's Planning and Zoning Director.  While in Sarasota, Mike served as Chairman of Sarasota County's Affordable Housing Task Force.  Mike has also served as Chairman of the Northern Collin County Leadership Program Executive Committee and has served on the Certified Public Manager Advisory Committee member for the CPM program offered through Texas State University. He was recognized as one of the 21 Leaders for the 21st Century by the Collin County Business Press and is a graduate of the North Texas Commission’s Leadership North Texas program.

Mike received a Bachelor of Environmental Design and Master of Science in Land Development from Texas A&M University.  He is a Credentialed Manager through the International City/County Management Association, a Certified Public Manager through the William P. Hobby Center for Public Service at Texas State University, and a graduate of the Senior Executive Institute through the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.

Mike's professional activities have included serving on International City/County Management(ICMA) Small Cities Advisory Committee, ICMA’s Advisory Board on Graduate Education, Texas A&M University's Development Industry Advisory Council, Campaign Chairman and President for the Cooke County United Way, School Board Trustee for the Gainesville Independent School District, Past President of the Texas City Management Association and served on the International City and County Manager Board of Directors as Vice President for the Mountain Plains Region.  Mike currently serves on the Texas Women’s Leadership Institute Advisory Board, the UTA MPA Advisory Board, and currently serves as ICMA’s 2025-2026President, and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool.

Mike began his tenure as Coppell City Manager in April of 2017 after serving as Deputy City Manager since 2012.

Mike and his wife Lisa live in Coppell.  They have three daughters and four grandchildren.