Michele is a freelance art director with 18+ years of publishing experience in national magazines including Real Simple, Whole Living, Martha Stewart Living, Everyday with Rachel Ray, Parents, Parent & Child, This Old House, InStyle, Gourmet, Woman's Day, Travel + Leisure Family, Siempre Mujer and Wine Spectator.

Michele has been working in the design field since 1996, when she graduated from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with a B.F.A. She has art directed/designed several nationally published books including This Old House Easy Upgrades: Built-Ins, Shelves & Storage, Real Simple Cleaning, Real Simple Weddings Vol. 1-3 and Real Simple 869 New Uses for Old Things.

Specialties include: art directing and producing photo shoots, art instillation, prop styling, photography, direct mail, staff management, production and pre-press/imaging.

In 2014, Michele began her own small cake design business. She received her pastry certificate from The Culinary Institute, formally known as Peter Kump Culinary School, in New York City.