Michele joined the Rotary Club of Freeport in 2009 and served as President of the Club in 2013-2014 and 2021-2022. She has been a Club Board member for several years; as Vice President, President, Treasurer, and Interim Secretary. Michele continues to serve as the Club Fundraising Co-Chair, Director of the Close to the Coast Road Race, (the club’s largest fundraising event), and Christmas Tree Sales Coordinator. She has currently finished her term as the Club’s Environmental Ambassador and Club Treasurer.
For District 7780, Michele is a member of the District Visioning Committee, joining in 2015. She has been a member of the Rotary Indigenous Peoples Committee (RIPC) since 2021, working with a dedicated team of Rotarians, to build relationships and understanding with Indigenous communities throughout our district and beyond. Michele served as District 7780's Director of People, Networking, and Succession Planning from 2016 to 2019. She has returned as the District’s Trainer, (year 2 of 3) previously serving in that position from 2017-2019. Michele has been a Northeast President’s Elect (NEPET’s) discussion leader 2017-2019, 2022-2023, and a member of the Rotary Leadership Institute Faculty, 2019 and 2021. Michele is currently in the Leadership Track for District Governor, in the upcoming 2026-2027 year, for District 7780, Maine and New Hampshire, USA.
Internationally, Michele is a Board Member and current Treasurer for the Basic Education and Literacy Rotary Acton Group (BELRAG). She has traveled to Guatemala as part of an independent team to evaluate program efficacy for preschool-aged children. She has also traveled just for fun!
Michele has an MA in Educational Instruction and Leadership Development. She is the former founding director of Cricket Hunt School, a private, independent elementary school in Freeport, Maine. After selling her business, she began working part-time in sales for a local candy company, (a very sweet gig). Michele is a Reiki Master, Practitioner and developing Herbalist.