Michelle May

Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Specialist at Education Cannot Wait

Michelle May joined ECW in August 2019 as Education Specialist leading on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and child protection. As part of ECW’s program team, Michelle supports all ECW Multi-Year Resilience Programmes (MYRPs) and First Emergency Responses (FERs). Prior to ECW, Michelle consulted with several UNICEF country offices and UNRWA in Gaza. Before the UN, Michelle was a practicing educational psychologist for more than a dozen years. Michelle holds an MA in International Affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an MS in Psychology from San Francisco State University.