Michelle currently serves as the City Manager for the City of Hilliard, Ohio (population 39,000). She began this position in January of this 2020 as Hilliard’s first ever City Manager, following a charter change in the City’s form-of-government. Previously Michelle was with the City of Dublin, Ohio for more than 25 years in a variety of roles, including Assistant City Manager and Director of Administrative Services.

Michelle is a member of the Alliance for Innovation (AFI) Board of Directors and was previously an Executive Board Member for the International City and County Management Association (ICMA). She also serves on the Executive Committee of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and as a Board Member of Clean Fuels Ohio.

She has a B.A. in Political Science from Wittenberg University and a Master of Public Administration from The Ohio State University. In her free time Michelle likes to travel, taking in elements of community design, infrastructure, parks and public art in cities throughout the world, bringing back morsels of inspiration to her community.