Michelle began volunteering on the My Friend's House Board of Directors in May 2019 and is a member of the Governance Committee. Michelle believes deeply in working towards a world free from violence against all women and is inspired by the work of My Friend’s House to ensure that local women and children receive the safety and support they need to rebuild their lives after experiencing gender-based violence.
Michelle is a proud monthly donor to My Friend's House and is regularly impressed with how much support My Friend’s House receives from the entire Georgian Bay community.
Michelle graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2007. She was licensed as an Ontario lawyer in 2008. Prior to law school, Michelle worked as a consultant to numerous candidates for public office and as an advisor to cabinet ministers in the BC government, including the Minister of Women's Equality.
After law school, Michelle articled at a prominent class action firm and spent the first few years of her legal career at a boutique litigation firm in Toronto, focusing on plaintiff personal injury and class actions before joining an insurance defence and professional negligence claim firm, where she worked until 2017.
Michelle joined the Law Society of Ontario as Counsel in the Practice Review Department in May 2017, where she has remained to date. Her work involves supporting the mandate of the Law Society to protect the public interest by ensuring that the people of Ontario are served by lawyers and paralegals who meet high standards of competence and professional conduct.
Michelle is a past chair of the Ontario Bar Association's Women Lawyers Forum (then the Feminist Legal Analysis Committee).
In her free time, Michelle enjoys exploring Ontario’s vibrant restaurant, theatre, music, outdoor and sports scene with her son, rascal dog, extended family and friends. She has been known to cheer unabashedly during her son’s hockey games.