Why Michelle
Professional experience grounded in real world advocacy.
Michelle Smith is a Registered Practical Nurse, Certified Return to Work Coordinator, health and social advocate, author and community educator. With more than 24 years of nursing experience, she brings practical professional knowledge and lived experience to sessions designed to be informative, relatable and useful to real audiences.
- Registered Practical Nurse, 24+ years
- Certified Return to Work Coordinator through NIDMAR, 7+ years
- Top 100 Canadian Black Women to Watch by CIBWE, 2015
- Role Model and Achiever Award, Black Canadian Awards, 2016
- Contributor to the Toronto Caribbean Newspaper, with previous health education experience on 105.5 FM
- More than 314,000 page views across health education and community blog content
- Author of The Health Care Shield Workbook