Michelle Watterworth is a partner at Plante Moran, leading the national public sector technical office, which oversees emerging accounting and auditing issues within the firm’s government, K-12, higher education, and single audit
practices. Michelle is an outstanding leader, both locally and nationally, giving her time to serve as Chair of the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel, and an active member of the Michigan Government Finance Officers Association,
the Michigan Committee on Governmental Accounting and Auditing and the AICPA Governmental and Not-for-Profit Conference planning committee.
Mentoring and sharing her knowledge with others has been important to Michelle
throughout her career. She’s frequently sought out to help others enhance their technical understanding and mentor professionals, both within Plante Moran and externally. She invests in her team and is an advocate for their advancement
– assisting many team members with their progression to partner and principal roles at the firm.