Michele is a Senior Creative Executive for Apple TV+ on the Kids & Family team. She leads the preschool division, overseeing both Development and Current production. She is working on a current series as well as development that will make an impact on the youngest audience. Most recently she managed the spinoff of Wonder Pets: In The City with Nickelodeon as a production partner.

She has a love for kids media and has built her 25-plus-year career developing and producing kids content. Previously at Amazon Kids+ she helped develop and produce Hello Kitty: Super Style! and a premium Blippi's Treehouse show. Previously Michele worked for Prime Video on Pete the Cat, The Stinky & Dirty Show, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Do, Re & Mi.

Michele spent ten years at Disney Jr. as Executive Director, Original Programming. In this role, she supervised the development and creative production of multiple Disney Junior series and over fifty shorts. Shows included Doc McStuffins, Sheriff Callie’s Wild West, Puppy Dog Pals, Sofia the First and Special Agent Oso. She was also an executive producer for Warner Bros. Animation developing, producing, and writing series based on their IP. There she produced and wrote on Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. Michele began her career in animation working on the classic 90’s cartoons Doug, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rugrats, Rocko's Modern Life and Hey Arnold.

She has been a writer, producer, and executive of kids media but her finest role is Mom to Abigail and two pugs!

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