Michelle is in her 18^th year at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and serves as the Regional Governance Coordinator in the Office of Regional Governance in the Center for School Finance and District Support. Prior to returning to the Office of Regional Governance in 2019, Michelle held several roles at the Department, including monitoring public school districts, collaboratives, and approved special education schools and investigating complaints filed concerning districts. As the Regional Governance Coordinator, she focuses on issues related to regional school districts, including amendments to regional agreements, fiscal oversight, and specific grants for regionalization and regional school districts.