Michele is the longest-standing member of the PPLI team, having first stepped through the doors in 2007. She ensures that the office is run smoothly on a day-to-day basis and looks after finance, class registrations, general queries and event management support.

Michele began her career as a post-primary school secretary and later went to work in the Irish college in Rome where she organised countless weddings for Irish couples travelling to Rome and the annual summer guest programme among many other things. It was there she developed an interest in all things Italian.