Michelle is FINRA series 7 and 66 Licensed with LPL Financial. Her focus is to assist clients with a variety of administrative tasks and dedicated to providing a high level of customer service to all clients. She joined David at Compass Wealth Strategies in 2011 bringing with her 6 years of industry experience. Michelle earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland, College Park respectively. She started her career at Legg Mason Wood Walker in 1993 assisting three financial advisors with their businesses. She then accepted a management opportunity at Bell Atlantic/Verizon in Logistics Management where she worked for 12 year leading teams to customized software packages. Michelle returned to the financial industry in 2006 and joined David’s team at Smith Barney. When David joined LPL Financial, LLC as an independent advisor, Michelle eagerly followed to assist David in transitioning his business to the new firm. Michelle lives in Ellicott City, MD with her husband Eric and two amazing children, Sarah and Shawn.