Mike Herman shifts focus from soil to steering wheel
When his body started to tell him he could no longer keep up the long hours and physical demands of farming, Mike Herman shifted gears. For the last seven years, he has served as a driver for Ryde Transit.
Some career changes are about chasing opportunity. Others are about finding peace — or purpose — in a new season of life. The latter describes Mike Herman’s story, and he sat down to reflect on his career path and life’s journey as part of the News-Register’s annual workforce recognition edition. For 31 years, sunrise meant work for Herman, the kind that left calluses on his hands and crops thrivi…
