Sofia “Michelle” Ansari , LL.B. received her B.A. in Philosophy from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She completed her LL.B. From the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Michelle is a Barrister & Solicitor, licensed member of the Bar of Ontario under the Law Society of Upper Canada. She commenced her practice of law in her hometown of Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. Her area of practice has been Public/ Administrative law, as a Federal Government of Canada legal consultant for the Pension Appeals Board and the Office of Commissioner of Review Tribunals.
Michelle has a particular interest in community diversity, bridge building and strengthening relations between Muslim communities and secular society. She is focussed on efforts to break stereotypes, promote evidence-based, truth narratives through action and interaction, and to
showcase Muslim women as a driving force of socio-economic change in education and social welfare. This has inspired her to serve on the Board of AAMAAL, Muslim Women for Empowerment.
MCC for Human Services aligns with her genuine interest and concern for community at large, given its ongoing mission to provide health services and resources to refugee, uninsured and underinsured populations in the DFW metroplex - a prevailing issue on the rise.
Her extracurriculars have included the Dallas Opera Guild, the Canada Club of North Texas, Canadian Women’s Dinner Club, various non-profits such as the North Texas Latin Physicians Association, and meetups with a long-standing group of friends of the original Dallas Yoga Center.
She married her U.S. raised husband and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, finally settling in the DFW area.