Michelle is a Director with the National Crittenton. Her role is to provide support, leadership, and direction. She is responsible for the implementation of projects, including the prioritization of objectives, activities, work plan development, and team coordination. Prior to her work at National Crittenton, Michelle worked as a Community Associate for the New York City (NYC) Department of Probation (DOP) with the Division of Juvenile Operations. She helped to develop, implement and provide support on creating and expanding mentoring opportunities for justice-involved and at-risk youth. She is the National Chairwoman for the Executive Board at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) and the Vice Chairwoman at the Canary Impact Fund. In 2016, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed Michelle to the New York State Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (NYS JJAG). Michelle is a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar.