MEET MICHELLE
Michelle is the founder & principal of MKB Consultancy. She is a creative problem-solver
with more than 20 years of experience working with Congress, the White House, and federal agencies to secure favorable legislative and regulatory outcomes in
international development, global health, foreign affairs, financial services, and housing.
In addition, she has eight years of experience successfully working with city and county governments in California on property rights and land use issues.
Michelle's nearly 10 years in the executive branch, includes
service at the U.S. Peace Corps as Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, and as Director of Congressional Relations. In these roles, she managed complex issues
in a fast-paced global environment overseeing numerous crises from volunteer & country evacuations to negotiating supplemental appropriations funding and spearheading agency-wide initiatives on food security and volunteer drug use policy.
As Policy Director at the Sabin Vaccine Institute, Michelle was instrumental in securing a 30 percent increase in neglected tropical disease (NTD) funding.
She designed and executed the NTD Special Envoy program with H.E. John Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana (2001-2009) in Washington, DC, Berlin, and Oslo. And played an instrumental role working within the United Nations (UN) system to ensure the inclusion of NTDs
in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for health.
During her eight years as the political action and regional local government representative for the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA), she gained
invaluable experience in advocacy and coalition building, and increased WMA's political engagement in communities across Southern California.
Michelle has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/International
Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a
Master of Communication Management from USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She speaks German and thrives serving organizations that positively impact others.