Michelle has over 25 years of experience in education as a former classroom teacher, counselor, mental health trainer, and project director leading work in whole-child health working in the areas of social-emotional health, trauma-informed approaches, and multitiered systems of support. For 15 years, Michelle worked for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the CDC’s Healthy Schools Program where she provided strategic oversight of professional development, content development, assessment and evaluation and recognition programs. She has created courses and developed tools and resources to evaluate needs and implement new practices on equitable health and wellness, multitiered systems of support, family engagement, and supportive discipline.