Mikel was born in Connecticut and moved to Jacksonville when he was 10 years old. He has been with JOI Rehab since 2017. He started out as a front desk/intake coordinator for the Beaches rehab location. He then transferred to San Marco rehab as a PT tech in 2019 while attending the PTA program at Concorde Career Institute. Mikel graduated from his PTA program in March of 2021 and immediately started as a PTA for the San Marco and Arlington rehab locations. He is now full-time at the Arlington location. In his free time he enjoys traveling, camping, and hiking.