With over a decade of experience working in education and leading initiatives at the intersection of sport and social change Michelle is a sought after speaker, advisor, roundtable expert, consultant, mentor, coach and facilitator. She is a powerful advocate for education and is an expert in sport for social change, diversity and inclusion and education.
Michelle works with national and international sports bodies, government and advocacy organisations to achieve sustainable social impact through sports and educational programmes. Michelle has held a range of posts with academic, vocational and community development responsibilities, has worked in premier league football, in primary and secondary education, a former assistant headteacher and has years of experience as a senior education advisor in local government.
Michelle is featured in The Independent ‘50 Most Influential Women in Sport 2015’, won an esteemed Changemaker award in 2015, is the winner of the 2016 UK Precious Award for ‘Outstanding Woman in Sport’ and won a prestigious Football Black List 2017 award. Her global and diverse client base includes The London Mayor’s Office, The Commonwealth Games Federation, The NBA, UNICEF UK, The University of Cambridge, The BBC, The Black Cultural Archives, The University of Texas and Premier League Football.
Michelle is a specialist in local authority management of PE and school sport. Michelle played a key role in the London 2012 Olympic Games: developing strategy and creating engagement opportunities for thousands of young people and staff in London schools. Michelle is a passionate advocate for young people, mentoring and supporting them to reach their full potential.
She has spoken on and chaired high profile sports panels, appeared on TV and has been interviewed on radio. Her motivational talks in schools focus on resilience, identity, examination preparation and applying a sporting mindset for tools for success in life. Michelle is a highly engaging and dynamic speaker who has the gift of being able to connect with young people.
Drawing on her experience of creating pioneering sport for development programmes Michelle has helped to strategically support and enhance sport for social change projects that drive student athlete well being, leadership skills and promote gender equality. Michelle is currently a trustee for the Runnymede Trust and is the Inclusion advisor to the Women’s Sport Trust board working on the advancement of women’s sport. She is a trustee for the high profile SportsAid charity and an honorary associate lecturer for the University of Worcester.
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