Biography - Michelle Corum

Michelle Corum has 10 years of journalism experience as a public radio announcer and reporter for two midwestern stations. Several of her award-winning stories and spot news reports aired on National Public Radio (NPR) and many were heard on the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. Following her time in public radio, she moved to private industry in the Washington, D.C. area, where she conducted background investigations on behalf of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. After 4 1/2 years, she transitioned within the same security defense organization, becoming a Corporate Communication Manager, and wrote and edited internal messaging for its thousands of employees and external releases for the news media.

Ms. Corum earned a Master of Science in Administration (MSA) degree from Central Michigan University in 2000. She has a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Troy State University in Troy, Alabama, and spent her junior year abroad in Paris, France. She resides in Columbia, Maryland.