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Michelle Shail

Michelle Shail has been a collaborator & chum to Charlatan Magazine since 2008.

Michelle Shail, organizational psychologist and contributor to Charlatan Magazine

Michelle Shail was raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia where historic landmarks like Jamestown, Williamsburg and Charlottesville have and continue to chronicle the American Experiment.

A student of human behavior, Shail studied psychology at Appalachian State and deftly applied the acumen to business. During the Tech Boom of the 1990’s, she worked as a Modis IT recruiter connecting human capital to business growth for Fortune 1000 companies.

Shail earned an MA in Organization Development from Queens University, and went on to become a Talent Manager at TIAA, Trane Technologies, and AlignOrg Solutions.

She joined Charlatan Magazine in 2008 with a critical look at global food insecurity, and interview with Kurdistan’s Agricultural Minister Jamal Fuad. Shail has and continues to write about the compelling influencers and movements of our time.

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Articles by Michelle Shail

Kurdish Haggle

The Kurdish Haggle

Food Sovereignty

It's the oldest city of the world but wheres the beef? Charlatan chats with KRG's Agriculture Minister about the endgame of famine and world hunger.

Happy Couple

Marriage Equality

The Journey to Marriage Equality

As Marriage Equality rears a milestone, contributor Michelle Shail offers some conventional wisdom on the tradition’s long game.

Crowd Walking

Home To Vote

Ireland's Abortion Referendum

U.S. Supreme Court overturns abortion. Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL recalls how a family vacay coincided with a political exodus to Ireland, and the collision of church and state with a woman's right to choose.

image of Ritz Dining room

Puttin' on the Ritz

Interview with Horst Schulze

He was the "King of Hoteliers, Hotelier of Kings." Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL chats with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Comapny's founder Horst Schulze about the new era of hospitality.

Notre Dame

In the Eye of the Storm

Interrview with Gene Robinson

He was the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church. Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL chats with Gene Robinson at The Center for American Progress.

Model of a house

A Place Called Home

Proposition 8

In the wake of California’s Proposition 8, Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL encounters the ostensibly different outcasts and dissidents of society and discovers the importance of a path to renewal for she and her children.

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