Michelle Hotchin

Michelle is Program Coordinator and Project Manager for Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College. She teaches and coordinates the post-graduate program Interdisciplinary Design Strategy while also managing a variety of related research and design projects for the Institute. Her professional experience in project management and design research began in 2003 when she graduated from the Industrial Design program at OCAD. Prior to completing her bachelor's degree she worked in a wide range of fields including financial services, web development and mental health services. Before joining the IwB, Michelle was Manager of Research & Operations at the Beal Institute for Strategic Creativity, a think-tank created in 2005 in partnership with the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) that specialized in providing design thinking consulting to non-design businesses. She brings extensive experience in project management, design research, IP development, communications and resource management to her focus on sustainable design and social innovation. Michelle has also won numerous design awards, including 2nd place in the international design competition BraunPrize for her thesis project on residential electricity consumption and mitigation.