Conservation Consultants, Inc.Chief Operations Officer
Aug. 2009 - Jan. 2017Pittsburgh PAMichelle is responsible for overseeing the full range of CCI’s financial and administrative operations and assists the Executive Director in managing the CCI budget. With a keen eye for efficiency improvements, in her 9-year tenure, Michelle has implemented online payroll systems, enhanced bookkeeping and annual financial auditing systems, streamlined banking and procurement, a refreshed employee policy manual, and upgraded Information Technology (IT) equipment, security and support. More recently, she oversaw implementation of CCI’s first customer relationship management (CRM) system. Michelle serves as the chief Human Resources Officer for CCI, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and directing professional development and training, employee policies, performance evaluations, and benefits administration. She was selected in 2014 to represent Allegheny County in a year-long leadership training program for those involved in local politics. In 2015 she received a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Business Council's Executive Leaders Program. A former roller-derby league competitor, Michelle spends her ‘down time’ today doing fad fitness workouts and cuddling with her pet hedgehog.