Michelle Beer has had a ten-year career in the nonprofit sector, spending the last 7+ years at United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI). Michelle serves as Director of Financial Stability, one of UWCI’s four priority areas. In this capacity, she has worked with various community-wide initiatives focused on financial education and capability. She currently co-chairs the Indianapolis Asset Building Coalition and serves on steering committees for the Indiana chapter of the Asset Funders Network and the Indiana Assets and Opportunity Network. Michelle is also a member of the local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Advisory Board.

In addition to her work with asset building initiatives, Michelle has several years of experience in grant writing and administration, program and organizational evaluation, and volunteer management. Michelle holds a Masters of Social Work degree from IUPUI and is a 2013 graduate of the Leadership United Executive Women’s Leadership Series.