The Orange Line: A Woman's Guide to Integrating Career, Family and Life

Michelle has worked in the finance, professional services and university sector as SVP Business Development, SM Policy & Diversity and general manager. Recently she led a project across four continents for a client while managing their Fortune 100 accounts. Prior to this, she designed and implemented an award winning Work Life Strategy for an Australian G8 University. She co-founded the Victorian Work/Life Association and Beacon Hills College. Michelle has led work-life projects and co-published the article, Family Friendly Polices: Useful or Symbolic, in the Asia Pacific Journal of HR. She has presented at AWLP conferences and given lectures in Work/Life at Masters level. Earlier Michelle established and managed childcare centers. She holds a B. Sp. Ed and M. Mgt from Monash University and CWS from the Institute of Social Welfare, Australia.

Kelly Watson is a former marketing executive and now provides consulting services to a range of companies. She has implemented large-scale operations projects including e-commerce, Point-of-Sale systems, inventory control, Paperless Practice Medical software, and ERP systems. She has filled executive-level roles for her clients and has launched new businesses on their behalf. Kelly also has taught a popular MBA Business Consulting class at Loyola Marymount University. She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada and an MBA from Loyola Marymount University, where she was recognized with high honors as a member of both Beta Gamma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Nu.