Michael Spence (6)

Michael
Spence was born on a farm in Kenya.
When
he was 15, his
family returned to England, where he attended the Michael Hall (Waldorf)
School.
After
graduation he spent two years’ national service in the army,
worked in a London shipping office, served four years with the Kenya Police,
and even spent a short spell selling encyclopedias door to door. He worked
seven years as a representative and branch manager of a finance company,
when finally, at age 36, he was invited by Francis Edmunds to join the small
group of people working to develop Emerson College. During this time he
also married Roswitha Mann. Their two children went through Michael Hall
from class 1 to 12.