Michelle Alexander is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Chapter. She joined JDRF in March, 2005 and has thoroughly enjoyed working with the Chapter’s dedicated volunteers, corporate partners and families.

Michelle’s husband Robert has type 1 diabetes, so she is very determined to do all she can to fulfill JDRF’s mission to find a cure.

Michelle Colon joined the JDRF family as a volunteer in the fall of 2003 and served the MS Chapter as Administrative Assistant from 2004-2007, while pursuing her M. A. degree. Her dedication to finding a cure for the many children, teens and adults living with diabetes in Mississippi is unwavering.

Currently, she is the Special Events Coordinator and enjoys organizing fundraising efforts for research.