Yankee Born and Southern Bred, Michelle is an ECU
Pirate with a strong will and a huge heart. She
graduated from ECU in May of 2009 with a Bachelor of
Science in Communication with a concentration in
Broadcast Journalism. She was a member of the
Marching Pirates Colorguard from 2005-2009 and
served as a squad leader for three years. Michelle
is a volunteer Firefighter, a full time Paramedic
and a photographer. She is working on her Associate's
degree in Nursing through Excelsior University and
enjoys doing photography in her spare time. Michelle
has been a part of the band's medical team since
2011 and this season she will also be assisting with
photography.
In
four years as a member of the colorguard, Michelle
had the opportunity to march on the field at
Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, perform in front of thousands at
the Liberty Bowl, become a part of history on the
field at the US Naval Academy, celebrate strength
with the fans at Virginia Tech, and build memories
to last a lifetime. However, her greatest Marching
Pirates memory wouldn't come from her time as a
student, it would come on the night of November 19,
2011 after ECU defeated UCF for the final home game
of the season. What seemed like any ordinary
football game soon became one of the most thought
out and organized surprises Michelle has ever
experienced. Her best friend and medical team
partner Kevin Fuller
had been secretly planning it for months. He had
everyone involved, the band, the staff, the couple’s
closest friends, Michelle's sorority sisters and her
family, even the schools mascot! Kevin had the band
distract Michelle by playing
"Hey Baby" (... I
wanna know if you'll be my girl), got PeeDee the Pirate to
pull her away and pretend to propose and then while
her head was turned, he traded places with PeeDee
and when she looked back he asked her to be his
wife. The couple will forever share one of their
greatest memories together with the people that have
grown into their extended family, the ECU Marching
Pirates! Michelle can’t wait to spend another
memorable season working with this amazing
organization and helping to make the Pirates the
best they can be! Go Pirates!
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