Michelle Unangst is our development director. Michelle brings 15 years’ experience as a nonprofit consultant where she specialized in grant writing, organizational storytelling, budgeting, donor management, program development and coordination, and community-based practice. She has worked closely with our partners at NOBLE (Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality), and with neighborhood centers including West Side Community House and Merrick House.

Michelle began her career as a classroom teacher and then social worker building community-based literacy programs. In her development and consulting roles, she has worked to build capacity and stability for mission-driven nonprofits that share her values. Michelle has a master’s of science in social administration from Case Western Reserve University and an undergraduate degree in Spanish and elementary education.