Michelle AbdElaziz

Michelle "Jackson" AbdElaziz began her passion for Remaking a Region in 1995 after returning to her hometown Detroit from Manhattan, NY, witnessing the change that happened to community. She took her knowledge of community and business and began the process of making inroads. In 2005, Michelle was awarded a Republican National Award for her contribution to community and business. As well, she held the position of Honorary Chair of the Michigan Business Advisory Council in 2005. Currently Michelle is founder of Talbiyah Inc which is committed to civics/leadership, culture, housing, and exploration. She is the founder of Soma Bishara, a nonprofit that operates as a think tank. Michelle host a weekly podcast on Clubhouse called The Oneness of the Quilt to increase dialogue around the socio-cultural fabric of community. Michelle is the CEO of Yocef James Inc., an online Organizational Development Company with a tag line of Change/Adapt, Grow, and Bloom. Yocef James Inc. specializes in upskills and consulting around growth and change. Michelle additionally works within the built environment as an Urban Planner Principal of Vision Habitus LLC. Vision Habitus LLC handles urban planning, construction management, design, and facility maintenance. Vision Habitus and Talbiyah Inc collaborates with Urbs et Ager, a Town and Country Urban Planning organization, and INCUNA, an international urban planning foundation located in Gijon, Spain. She as well serves investors as a Realtor and Certified Private Money Broker. Michelle has 2 spiritual children, 1 stepson, 6 legal children, and a cat. She is married to a wonderful man and is also known as Madame A S-Interglot HighPrietess Lioness and Moma Lioness. Michelle's hobbies are swimming, archery, entertaining, and horseback riding.