Michael has over 25 years of experience in the field of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA), where she has modeled the leadership values of equity, inclusion, integrity, and inspired vision to energize leaders in creating equitable, healthy and thriving workplace cultures for all. As owner and principal for Be Equitable she brings a tremendous level of experience in IDEA and is especially focused on systems level change, working closely with corporate C-suite teams, senior executives, and business leaders in (re)designing organizational systems that ensure equity from the start.  Michael has been a part of CR/BE's growth for the past 15 years and has previously held senior leadership roles at Diversity Best Practices, AXA Financial, NBC, and Magic Johnson Enterprises. Michael is a proud Afro Latina from Chicago's south side who now calls Houston, Texas home where she resides with her husband and two sons.