Michelle is a cultural strategist and consultant dedicated to empowering the African diaspora and marginalized communities by connecting leaders and creatives with mission-driven initiatives across Africa, the Americas, and beyond.
Michelle’s Cultural Engagements
The Diaspora Salon
Michelle is also the Community Engagement Director for The Diaspora Salon at Jnane Tamsna, Morocco’s only Black woman-owned hotel. The Diaspora Salon convenes people of African descent, Africans, and allies from around the world for Afro-futuristic conversations that shape the future of the continent and strengthen relationships rooted in sustainability, resilience, and progress.
Kusewera
Wellness Retreats
Michelle hosts wellness retreats at the only Black-woman-owned eco-luxury boutique hotel, Jnane Tamsna, in Marrakech Morocco.
Michelle speaks to a group of teenage girls at Kusewera NGO in Malawi where she sits on the board. Kusewera empowers and educates children through active and creative play programs.
AfreArte
Michelle currently serves as the Director of Cultural Events and Engagement at AfreArte, a cultural diplomacy initiative created to celebrate Afro-descendant creativity. Working alongside Panama’s Honorary Advisor of Commercial Affairs to Nigeria and South Africa, she brings together artists, curators, and cultural leaders from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean - blending art, food, and storytelling to build a global platform for creative exchange and cultural movement.
