Michaela is a Project Director at Forum One Communications, where she leads strategy and web development projects for foundations, government, and non profit organizations. In her former life she was a web developer for the private sector, with a stint in humanitarian aid analysis, and overseas working for a women’s micro-finance program in Cambodia and Kenya.

Shifting to a focus in international development related work in 2005, Michaela recognized the need for technology expertise within non-profit organizations - both in terms of marketing and communications purposes, and for the delivery of services to constituents/beneficiaries. Taking advantage of her varied background, Michaela seeks to make the internet and technology accessible for all non profits and their audiences as well as exploiting it for the good of humanity.

Michaela self-designed her bachelor's degree in web design and multimedia at Pennsylvania State University. She also holds a master's degree in communication, culture & technology from Georgetown University, where she focused on international development discourse and network theory. She is actively involved in the Nonprofit Technology Network and frequently presents on content strategy, user experience, and online storytelling to the nonprofit community.