Mike McKrill has been a Juneau resident since 1978. He graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University with a dental degree in 1970. He owned and operated a dental practice in Juneau until 2008 and is now retired. He is active in the community having served on the board of the Southeast Alaska Council of the Boy Scouts and on the Trail Mix board of directors in addition to the Juneau Community Foundation board. He has also served in several capacities for Southeast Roadrunners, Juneau Dental Society, and Alaska Dental Society.

In retirement he currently enjoys woodturning, fishing, photography, and running. He and his wife Lisa Rollin are extremely happy that one of their two children lives in Juneau along with two grandchildren. The grandkids are the light of their lives.