Michelle Lavergne is pursuing her master’s degree in the Professional track at UT Austin. Hailing from the Philippines, she received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. She had written for some of the largest magazine publications and had also received an Anvil award for her work in the field of corporate communications in the Philippines.
Michelle moved to the US in 2017 and joined the Army in 2019, where she worked as a finance soldier. Now that her military service has concluded, she wants to learn how the US media system operates and how to effectively engage American audiences with her writing. As an immigrant, she is interested in exploring long-form stories on her fellow Filipino-Americans, particularly how immigration and cultural issues affect them and their motherland.
When not dreaming about working for the New Orleans Saints’ communications team one day, Michelle enjoys building Legos, burying her nose in books, and eating her way through every place she visits.