Michelle Noland
A Midwest transplant, I moved from suburban Chicago to Seattle to attend the University of Washington in 1980. I graduated from the UW with a BA in business administration and a minor in Russian language and history. I worked in US-Soviet and US-Russian commercial joint fishing operations for two decades and travelled extensively in the Russian Far East. I then transitioned to a second career as a tax advisor and partner in a small CPA firm specializing in commercial fishing, working there until early 2022.
I have long felt that race is an undercurrent in many of our most pressing problems, and I’m excited to work with RARE to promote and support racial equity.