Michelle is the Executive Officer of the East Gippsland Community Foundation. She is an Australian Institute of Company Directors graduate and has contributed to many boards and committees in Gippsland.
She currently sits on Gippsland’s Rural Financial Counselling Service, Bairnsdale Regional Health Service, TAFE Gippsland and the Gunaikurnai Traditional Land Owners Management Board’s Audit and Risk Committee as an independent member. She also represents the RDA Committee on the Gippsland Regional Partnership.
Recently, Michelle served on the Board of East Gippsland Water for and as the Audit/Risk Chair. She also sat on the Municipal Association of Victoria Audit/Risk Committee as an independent member and as Chair.
Michelle is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and previously ran her own business providing business management, financial accounting and company secretary services from East Gippsland through to Melbourne. She was also CEO of Sale Elderly Citizens Village, a community based, non profit, residential aged care and retirement living service provider.
Michelle is a passionate Gippslander who grew up in the region and has lived at Longford for the past 25 years on a hobby farm.