As VP of Program Operations, Michelle oversees CWE's direct services to entrepreneurs: the six programmatic hubs (five Women's Business Centers and the Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England), and Supplier Engagement. With a background in entrepreneurship and economic development, Michelle previously ran a coffee shop for five years—a social enterprise dedicated to highlighting working conditions in South America and providing vocational training to people with disabilities. She has also managed economic development and rehabilitation programs in Massachusetts, Colombia, Peru, and Nicaragua. These programs supported conflict victims by offering services like prosthetic donation and fitting, psychosocial rehabilitation, and microfinance.

Michelle’s guiding philosophy is ‘Everything is figureoutable,’ and she believes that when women mobilize, they can move mountains. Her work with CWE provides an incredible opportunity to help lift up the women who lift up the world.