After 15 years working in banking, Michele began work as an Administrative Assistant for a small, medical non-profit in Erie, Pennsylvania in 2011. Having achieved its mission of creating national and global awareness of a potential cancer treatment using radio waves, they closed their doors in 2014 and Michele made the transition to the International Psoriasis Council. Starting as the Administrative Assistant to the CEO, she was promoted to Administrative Coordinator in 2016 and then to the Operations Manager in 2022. Michele has been married for 35 years and has 2 grown children.