An experienced coach/workshop leader, director & program leader.

Michelle works at the cross-roads of international education, collaborative arts and community engagement.  

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Michelle has led wide-ranging projects and programs, in the US and overseas. She teaches and leads workshops in collaboration, public speaking and story-telling.  She also translates French plays, and occasionally performs. 

Michelle leads arts programs at the International School of San Francisco (Head of the Arts Department & Artistic Director of the Theater Program). She also served as the school's founding Urban Engagement Coordinator (2018-23). 

In France, she has worked with l'ESCA, the Programme Baudelaire and the Studio Sophie Akrich.

RECENT PROJECTS & UPCOMING  NEWS!

In fall 2024, Michelle led a workshop on voice, presence & storytelling for educational leaders at the Awakened Education Conference at the Teacher's College at Colombia University. 

This followed from her work with the Center of Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE), earlier in 2024, where she led a 3-part webinar on how story-telling and the arts can empower individuals, build teams and strengthen community.  

OTHER PROJECTS IN 2024-25

In 2024-25 Michelle served as lead producer of a collaboration with Les Inachevés,  Hospitality: Territory of Humanity.  In spring 2025, she directed Evita at the International School of San Francisco. In fall 2025, she performs "Everyone's a Hamlet" developed with Tom Bentley-Fisher at Playground's FreeFest (3 shows on August 21 and August 22).

She also continues to co-direct the Programme Baudelaire (at the University of Paris) with Cécile Ladjali, which in 2024-25 is focused on exploring William Shakespeare, Virginia Wolfe and the theme of androgyny.