Meichelle received an Associate Degree in Nursing as an RN from Garden City Community College in western Kansas.  She later went back to school and received her BSN from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, and also  received a Masters in Family Practice Nursing from Graceland University.  She is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as a Nationally Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. 

Meichelle is married to husband Rick and has four grown children, (April, Lexi, Andrea and Brandon).  She also has five wonderful grandchildren that are the joy of her life. 

Meichelle lives in Pittsburg, KS and spends her weekend sharing time with her family, putting puzzles together and playing games with her grandchildren.  She collects angels (as her office reflects) and also collects antique dolls (because they never grow up).