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Michelle Ferrier, Ph.D., serves as the Executive Director of the Media Innovation Collaboratory since March 2020 and has held leadership roles such as Past President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television and Founder/Publisher of LocallyGrownNews.com. Ferrier's academic experience includes positions as Dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Associate Professor at Ohio University, where initiatives in media entrepreneurship were developed. Additionally, Ferrier led Journalism That Matters from 2015 to 2017, facilitating critical discussions on the evolving landscape of journalism. Earlier experience includes roles in news editing and online community management at Daytona Beach News-Journal and research positions focused on digital media curriculum development at the University of Central Florida. Ferrier holds a PhD in Texts and Technology from the University of Central Florida and an M.A. in Journalism from The University of Memphis.