Michelle is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and is Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), and has over 17 years of experience in governmental auditing. She received her Bachelor's in business administration at the University of Montana and her Master's in accountancy from Missouri State University. Michelle started her career at the Missouri State Auditor's office and worked on various audits as a staff and then senior auditor. Michelle has been with the City of Aurora for nine years, starting as an internal auditor and spending two years as the city's first Police Auditor before becoming the City Auditor in 2023.