She has a background in social and organizational psychology. She holds a master's degree in Social and Organizational Psychology from the
University of Louvain in
Belgium. Michel is a former student of the Sainte Rose de Lima Institution in
Haiti. Michel has been active in politics since the early 2000s. She was Director of Parliamentary Affairs for
Employment and Social Development Canada and former political
attaché to Canadian MP
Emmanuel Dubourg, whom she later married. She was General Coordinator of the Annual
General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1995, a position for which she received a distinction from the
government of the United States of America. In 2009, she was appointed the head of the
Ministry on the Status and Rights of Women (MCFDF). Michel served as Chief of Staff to the
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and
President of the Treasury Board in the Liberal government. Michel became Deputy Chief of Staff in the office of Justin Trudeau in 2021 becoming the first black person to hold the position. In October 2024, she was appointed the new deputy national campaign director. She left the role weeks later. She was named the
Liberal Party candidate for
Papineau and was elected in the
2025 Canadian federal election to replace
Justin Trudeau. == Personal life ==