For more than a decade, Michelle Winkles helped pioneer a marketing team at a real estate and property management accounting software corporation, providing a diversified array of strengths in communication, leadership, organization, strategic planning and execution. With a sharp ability to effectively manage and coach teams, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines, she contributed to key product marketing initiatives when joining an e-commerce shipping automation startup in 2016.

Michelle holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from UCSB in 2005. Passionate about advancing her marketing skills, she achieved a Marketing Professional Certification from UCSB Extension in 2012. In December 2017, she achieved her Masters in Business Administration in Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management & Social Business from Antioch University, Santa Barbara with a Certificate of Excellence, graduating top of her class.

In her free time, Michelle Winkles is an active volunteer with CALM and a member of the Let's Get Loud event committee. This annual event raises over $75,000 and supports a safer, healthier future for children and families in Santa Maria. CALM's mission is to prevent childhood trauma, heal children and families, and build resilient communities throughout Santa Barbara County.

As a member of the Women on a Mission group, she is part of an array of female team members who offer the advice and guidance women need in this new age. We aim to support a future full of strong, independent women based on education, positivity, and empowerment.