She has worked at Melbourne Girls Grammar, The Academy of Mary Immaculate and is now teaching at Santa Maria College in Northcote, as well as having tutored in Italian at the University of Melbourne. She has a Master of Teaching from the University of Melbourne and is one of the authors of the new series *Parliamo Italiano Insieme* published by Cengage. Michela is a regular presenter at conferences for teachers and runs VCE programs for Coasit. She is currently a VCE assessor.