Michelle was born in Puerto Rico.  She came to the mainland as a child.  As a teenager, her family suffered from poverty.  She lost her father to suicide, and she and her family were homeless.  Fortunately, public housing in Chad Brown gave them a home.  Unable to afford college, Michelle went to Afghanistan to serve our country.  When she came home, she enrolled in CCRI and then RIC, eventually graduating with a Masters in Social Work.  She now works at a nonprofit in Central Falls working to educate low-income young people.  She’s dedicated her life to lifting up the vulnerable, and she’s running for the State Senate to continue that fight.