Michelle Ratchford Email & Phone Number

Okemos, Michigan, United States

- Facilitate and conduct Health Equity and Social Justice workshops and Learning Labs.- Provide technical assistance and community outreach as requested.- Provide learning experiences in multiple formats (e.g. in person, webinars, virtual meetings, web-based courses) using a variety of techniques (e.g. small and large group exercises, case studies and scenarios, assessments).- Designs and modifies training materials and educational models to meet client needs.- Review and… Show more - Facilitate and conduct Health Equity and Social Justice workshops and Learning Labs.- Provide technical assistance and community outreach as requested.- Provide learning experiences in multiple formats (e.g. in person, webinars, virtual meetings, web-based courses) using a variety of techniques (e.g. small and large group exercises, case studies and scenarios, assessments).- Designs and modifies training materials and educational models to meet client needs.- Review and analyze the effectiveness and relevance of existing curricula for the Health Equity and Social Justice Workshops and Learning Labs and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these applications.- Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and trends through research, external networking, and membership/participation in key organizations.- Serve as an internal consultant to CHEP, as required to support the overall strategy of serving as a national thought leader on equity and social justice.- Provide technical assistance across projects for a root cause/structural analysis of health equity and social justice to both CHEP and its stakeholders.- Build the institute's internal capacity by helping to establish a team of trained facilitators for the Health Equity and Social Justice Workshops and Learning Labs.- Serve on task forces, committees, etc., as necessary to achieve the desired outcomes of specific projects and facilitate the development of linkages between the institute and other organizations engaged in similar activities. Show less

Lansing, Michigan, United States

Serves as an on-site Restorative Justice Facilitator for students K-8 as part of an ongoing effort to establish and maintain a safer school climate by integrating multi-tiered support

East Lansing, Michigan

• Responsible for planning and facilitating Family Day programs• Manages and guide art making activities and stations for large, intergenerational audiences while ensuring programs are running smoothly• Serves as an onsite museum education representative• Assists in outreach and event promotion

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Responsible for collecting information to create farmer/food producer profiles by communicating directly with growers and producers • Assists in developing and promoting the Veggie Box, a program that helps provide neighbors in the community with fresh, locally grown and produced foods• Responsible for creating and distributing weekly newsletters and emails for the community regarding the contents of the Veggie Box• Coordinates the receiving, packing, inventory, and management of… Show more • Responsible for collecting information to create farmer/food producer profiles by communicating directly with growers and producers • Assists in developing and promoting the Veggie Box, a program that helps provide neighbors in the community with fresh, locally grown and produced foods• Responsible for creating and distributing weekly newsletters and emails for the community regarding the contents of the Veggie Box• Coordinates the receiving, packing, inventory, and management of produce• Documents program efficacy through surveys, attendance sheets, and evaluations• Sends invoices and tracks payments Show less

East Lansing, Mi

• Conducts interviews with artists, creators, and thinkers about their life’s work, inspiration, aspirations, and impact. • Responsible for editing and anchoring podcasts on internationally notable artists, writers, and creative thinkers to retain as much content as possible without sacrificing the rhythm of the conversation to create engaging, high impact interviews• Responsible for creating and inserting intros, outros, and editorial interludes while incorporating official musical… Show more • Conducts interviews with artists, creators, and thinkers about their life’s work, inspiration, aspirations, and impact. • Responsible for editing and anchoring podcasts on internationally notable artists, writers, and creative thinkers to retain as much content as possible without sacrificing the rhythm of the conversation to create engaging, high impact interviews• Responsible for creating and inserting intros, outros, and editorial interludes while incorporating official musical transitions at ideal points throughout the podcast to not compromise flow• Responsible for synthesizing podcast trailers by utilizing interview highlights and collaborative Show less

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Helped form an inclusive community within the dormitories and acclimate students to college life through outreach, residential events, and collaborations with MSU student organizations. • Presented and facilitated campus-wide discussions on the necessity of diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off campus• Helped campus faculty and staff effectively recognize incidents of bias and discrimination while encouraging them to utilize university resources and conduct proper referrals•… Show more • Helped form an inclusive community within the dormitories and acclimate students to college life through outreach, residential events, and collaborations with MSU student organizations. • Presented and facilitated campus-wide discussions on the necessity of diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off campus• Helped campus faculty and staff effectively recognize incidents of bias and discrimination while encouraging them to utilize university resources and conduct proper referrals• Engage in weekly Round Table Discussions to promote conversations about social and cultural issues pertinent to students lived experience Show less

Lansing, Michigan Area

- Helped form an inclusive community within the dormitories and acclimate students to college life through outreach, residential events, and collaborations with MSU student organizations.- Engage in and facilitate weekly Round Table Discussions to promote conversations about social and cultural issues pertinent a students lived experience

Lansing, Michigan Area

Responsible for mentoring 3 Drew Scholars students through the completion of their second year on the academic, social, and cultural transitions into MSU.

Lansing, Michigan Area

Met with students weekly to help them improve their fundamental understanding of organismal and population biology by utilizing effective critical thinking, studying, note taking, and time management skills.

East Lansing, Mi

• Responsible for conducting user research, including methods such as interviews, focus groups, participatory design sessions, and similar approaches.• Support project direction through engaging in opportunity sprints and discovery practices that influence research agendas.• Recognizes, researches, and addresses problems and opportunities in spatial design, classroom curriculum, campus culture, and technology

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Provide guided tours of the food pantry for those with or without appointments• Review, stock, and organize inventory• Calculates direct assistance program statistics• Process paperwork for food pantry and personal needs programs

East Lansing, Michigan

• Responsible for tutoring students K – 12 in various subjects to improve their fundamental understanding of their class work• Review, document, and report student’s performance, improvement, attitude and area of concern after each session

Greater Detroit Area

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

East Lansing, Michigan

Member of Chen Lab, research focusing on male mammalian infertility using mouse models.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Global Studies In The Arts And Humanities

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Chinese

Minor, Bioethics

Minor, Religion/Religious Studies

Chinese Language And Culture

Study Abroad in Harbin, China

The Globalization Of Consumerism And Community, Uae

Dubai Office International Studies and Programs