Michelle Lillie Briscoe is an educator with a diverse career spanning over 20 years. After earning a degree in Russian, Michelle taught in the Dallas Independent School District for 17 years, specializing in language and leadership innovation. She developed the Dallas ISD’s first elementary and middle school Russian program as a distance learning specialist and was distinguished as a Lone Star Emmy recipient. Later, as Dean of Administration/Vice Principal at A.W. Brown Fellowship Leadership Academy, she served as Director of Character Education. Michelle provided innovative and creative culturally responsive leadership for over 2200 students. She created an after-school reading program and developed a ground-breaking array of courses that enhanced the middle school curriculum.