Michelle Smith is an interim executive who specializes in stabilizing nonprofits during moments of transition, uncertainty, or rapid change. Her work focuses on organizational turnaround, leadership transitions, culture repair, and aligning people and resources around mission-critical priorities.

With 20 years of nonprofit, public affairs, and advocacy experience, Michelle brings a calm, steady leadership approach grounded in transparency, trust-building, and clear decision-making. She is often brought in when organizations need to:

• Realign roles, teams, or structure
• Rebuild trust and communication norms
• Address financial instability or donor concerns
• Reengage or expand the board
• Navigate union relations or labor-management tensions
• Lead through intense political environments

Michelle has served as an Interim CEO, Executive Director (501c3, 501c4, 501c6), lobbyist, coalition builder, and senior policy leader supporting statewide advocacy organizations, member-driven associations, and complex nonprofits.

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