As co-founder of The Tyee and Tyee Solutions, Michelle (she/her) led the business operations of one of Canada’s most highly-regarded independent media companies and its sister non-profit from 2003 through late 2016. She is now the Chair of the board of The Tyee in its new non-profit structure.

Michelle is cuurently the Project Director and co-founder of Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC), a social impact initiative housed at the SFU Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue focused on building community, neighbourly social connections and resilience in multi-unit housing.