Michelle Coe is the President and Senior Creative Director of BlueSkyPhoenix LLC, a brand and marketing strategy and technology solutions firm. With more than 25 years of experience, she consults with public and private sector clients to create organizational growth and resiliency strategies, build strong brands, and craft effective, results-driven marketing strategies. Her experiences in the business, government and nonprofit sectors give her an understanding of the people, processes and workflows that generate greater efficiencies. With these insights, she offers a unique perspective, facilitating positive outcomes to a wide variety of challenges.Michelle is also a Founding Partner in Phoenix Advantage, an economic development consulting firm delivering a holistic suite of traditional and progressive services including entrepreneurship, workforce development, business development, marketing and communications, and strategic initiatives.Michelle also served as Vice President of the ClassicPress Initiative, a nonprofit providing funding and oversight of the ClassicPress project, a community-led alternative to WordPress. She is a Founding Committee member. Her efforts were key in forming the organizational structure that currently governs the ClassicPress project, setting the tone of the internal and external messaging, and creating and fostering the ClassicPress Team culture, including establishing a conflict resolution process. She, with the other directors, were tasked with maintaining the integrity and progress of the project.Passionate about entrepreneurship and the role economic development plays in the success of small business, Michelle served as 2022 Chair of the Fauquier Chamber, as well as Chair of the Fauquier Chamber Micro Enterprise Council, which she founded in 2018. Other milestones during her tenure with the Chamber include the development of the Fauquier County Small Business Resource Guide and active participation in collaborations between public and private sector organizations for the benefit of local and regional business. She speaks regionally on entrepreneurship, branding, marketing, and technology solutions for business.As part of her commitment to United States Veterans, Michelle serves as Vice Chair of Community Relations for the Quantico/Belvoir Regional Business Alliance.