Michelle is a Chicago native who recently found her way to Los Angeles. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Economics. During school, she was actively involved with Alpha Phi Omega, a national service fraternity and also served as the Intercollegiate Chair on the Asian American Pacific Coalition board. Other Asian American organizations Michelle has been involved with include ITASA and TAP-Chicago.

Traveling is one of her passions. During her senior year, she was lucky to get the chance to study abroad in Sydney, Australia for a semester. While she was there, she joined the Taiwanese Student Association which lead to many great volunteer opportunities with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office. After graduation, she traveled to Taiwan and co-founded a summer camp that focused on teaching children English in a fun and engaging environment. Since then, she has had work experience in consulting, travel, and account management. Currently, she works in the insurance industry.

In her free time, she enjoys eating, reading, Bikram Yoga, and scrapbooking.