Michelle's role in the RIT Education Abroad & International Fellowships office is to use data and research to develop study abroad recruitment and communication strategies for internal and external audiences. Her responsibilities also include organizing key events like study abroad pre-departure orientation and the Education Abroad Fair, managing the Education Abroad website and social media, and using metrics to identify new program opportunities and evaluate program impact.

Michelle earned her undergraduate degree in Communications and Journalism from St. John Fisher University and her master's degree in Higher Education Administration from Stony Brook University. As part of her master's program, she studied abroad in China. 

Michelle has traveled to RIT's campuses in Croatia and Dubai and has traveled to many countries in Europe and the Caribbean.