Michelle earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. At the conclusion of this formal education her business career evolved through varying positions in a variety of industries, but it was her time with healthcare professionals that held her interest. With 20 years of experience in health care from Physician relations to pharmaceutical sales, her experience in Health Care is frequently sought.

Michelle has successfully worked and thrived in three different start-up companies in three different areas of healthcare including, pharmaceutical, leadership training, and staffing healthcare providers. Her experiences in the most remote locations of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest grants her a very unique view of the industry. With her ability to overcome a variety of obstacles in the industry because of previous geographic region where she was centered, her business talents are frequently demanded. Additionally, she has spent years at Johnson & Johnson and Providence Hospital in Anchorage working in various aspects of sales and business development.

After years of living in Alaska, Michelle returned to her love of the water in the form of lake life in beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho where she and her family spend most opportunities wake surfing. Her true love is the ocean, and she has spent many holidays in Hawaii, Mexico, and the Caribbean enjoying all the ocean has to offer. She hopes to wind up at water’s edge in the future.

At Mission: Ocean Reef, she is blending her natural affinities to the world of Coral Reef restorations while serving others with a passion for the ocean.