Michelle Jury

Michelle Jury is an experienced professional in project management and portfolio management. Currently serving as the Director of Portfolio Management at Ascend Learning since February 2023, Michelle previously held the role of Senior Manager of PMO Engineering at Netsmart and managed the IT PMO at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City from May 2017 to February 2022. In that capacity, Michelle led Agile IT PMO initiatives and managed various development projects in data and analytics, enhancing Blue KC's data-driven culture. Prior experience includes a lengthy tenure at Cerner Corporation, where responsibilities spanned from senior technical project management to managing end-user computing. Michelle began a career in sales as a Territory Sales Representative for Shell Oil Company after completing internships. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts in History-Secondary Education from Park University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Marketing from the University of Central Missouri.