Michele brings more than 20 years of experience in mental health policy development, evaluation, clinical work, grantmaking, teaching, and research. She supports organizations in improving the impact of their work, collaborating with healthcare organizations in providing their patients with a high-quality experience that addresses both their primary care and behavioral health needs, and working with clients to tackle challenging mental health workforce issues.

Michele also manages projects and provides consultation, technical assistance, and evaluation services – primarily in human services and mental health – to foundations, government agencies, and other organizations. She has extensive experience in diversity and multicultural counseling, mental health policy and services, integrated health care, workforce issues, and evaluation to help organizations better serve their clients.

Michele holds a PhD in counseling psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York.

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