meet the founder

Michelle is an organizational strategist, transformative coach, and servant leader whose work bridges the gap between social justice values and practical, sustainable results. As a social scientist, she has deep expertise in structures and systems. Trained in ICF and Cognitive Coaching principles, she has earned 1400+ client hours with more than 100 clients and led more than 3000 participants in workshops, trainings, and courses. Over the last three decades, Michelle has guided students, professionals, and institutions through complex moments of change — empowering individuals to overcome academic and professional hurdles and helping teams design systems that endure and uplift everyone they touch.

Michelle’s proven track record includes:

Leading high-impact programs at a top research university.
Designing and scaling instructional development systems that foster inclusive, learner-centered teaching.
Managing large caseloads of one-on-one coaching clients — with students and professionals who routinely credit her for turning overwhelm into clear, confident next steps.
Serving as the steady, strategic backbone during major leadership transitions, unexpected crises, and rapid pivots.
Bringing transformative project management, research, and leadership to organizational initiatives.

In every project, Michelle’s approach blends clear strategy, actionable tools, and relational care. Whether building trust with a struggling undergrad, coaching a doctoral candidate through a dissertation, facilitating collaborative solutions between colleagues, or crafting institutional frameworks that center equity, she shows up with the same hallmarks: rigor, follow-through, transparency, and an unshakable commitment to growth.

Clients and colleagues describe Michelle as the person who steps in when people feel unsure — and stays until the breakthrough happens. Her work changes individual lives and makes institutions stronger, more responsive, and more just. They gain a thoughtful partner who listens deeply, challenges respectfully, holds them accountable, and delivers results with integrity and grace — every single time.

Purpose-driven strategy. Transformative coaching. Systems that work.

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