Michelle is a freelance drug development consultant who has earned a reputation for crafting successful regulatory strategies, obtaining regulatory approvals, establishing quality frameworks, and providing advice that empowers the business to better understand risk and make smart, informed decisions to avoid delays and rework. Michelle is passionate about developing therapeutics for rare diseases and unmet medical needs by leveraging expedited programs. Michelle earned an MSc in Quality Assurance/ Regulatory Affairs. She volunteers as a scientific advisor for CureCADASIL, a member of the board of directors for Prostate Cancer Research (US), a member of the CADASIL Consortium Recruitment and Retention Committee and volunteers for various animal welfare organizations. In her free time, Michelle enjoys going to the beach, playing tennis and having adventures with her rescued vizslas.