Michelle has worked in student affairs at Emory, the University of South Carolina, and Vanderbilt, working with student leadership programs, freshman orientation, and campus events, and has visited dozens of college campuses in her career as a college administrator. Michelle obtained her Certificate in Independent Educational Consulting from the University of California-Irvine and works with aspiring college students to help them find and apply to colleges where they’ll feel challenged, supported, and fulfilled. She has been a member of the National Orientation Directors Association and is a current member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. She also volunteers her time to education and the arts, serving as a board member for the University School of Nashville Association, Abintra Montessori School and the Nashville Youth Jazz Ensemble, and counseling first-gen college students through the ScholarMatch program.