Michelle Osborne
A former prosecutor and trial lawyer, her work has long explored racial equity and social justice issues, including the prevention of violence against women and children, the pervasive nature of state-sanctioned violence against people of color, societal and cultural roles for women, and leadership development for girls and women.
Michelle directed the rape crisis center at a YWCA in Silicon Valley, and ran a multi-community outreach project for a large domestic violence agency. She has served as an appointed commissioner to the Santa Clara County (California) Commission on the Status of Women, and chaired the board of WILD, a women’s human rights leadership institute. Michelle attended Seattle’s Roosevelt High School, and is a graduate of Princeton University. She received her law degree from UCLA, and is a member of the California bar. Michelle is working on a brief history of violence against women. She lives in Seattle with her family.
A former prosecutor and trial lawyer, her work has long explored racial equity and social justice issues, including the prevention of violence against women and children, the pervasive nature of state-sanctioned violence against people of color, societal and cultural roles for women, and leadership development for girls and women.