Michelle founded Compass to Care in honor of the emotional and financial struggles her parents faced while traveling to get her the best treatment when she battled cancer as a child.

“I realized that parents today still struggle the same way my parents did when we traveled over 200 miles to the hospital for my cancer treatment.  So I decided to create Compass to Care to offer compassionate relief for a financial challenges far too many parents face when helping their children fight cancer.”

Prior to launching Compass to Care, Michelle served as the vice president of marketing for IBA Molecular, a global manufacturer of radioactive pharmaceuticals used for the diagnosis of cancer and diseases of the heart.

During her 10-year tenure at IBA, Michelle led a cross-functional team in strategic market planning and implementation, product promotion, clinical education, public relations, and corporate communication. She was involved with leading the North America corporate re-branding of IBA into a global, pharmaceutical-focused brand.

Michelle served as a Faculty Member at the Society of Nuclear Medicine Learning Center and a member of the Education Working Group for the Academy of Molecular Imaging and Institute for Molecular Technologies during her time in the molecular industry.

Michelle received her Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine from the Medical College of Georgia and her MBA from Northeastern Illinois University. She also completed executive continuing education at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business for strategic marketing management.

She has been recognized by News On Women as one of their Successful Women in Philanthropy and on WLIT-FM Chicago as the Woman of the Week, and recently joined the rank of prestigious speakers chosen to give a TED talk. In July 2014, Michelle was honored as one of the 100 Women of Inspiration in Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine. In January 2016, Michelle was named as one of The Chicago Business Journal’s 50 honorees for its 2016 class of Women of Influence. The program recognizes women business leaders in the Chicago area who innovate, succeed, and “pay it forward.”