01/27/2026
You are invited to join us on Friday, February 6, 2026 at Squirrel Hollow Golf Course from 11:30-1:00 PM. Cost to attend is $20
Featured WIB is Michele Pascoe.
Michele Pascoe was born and raised in Buffalo, New York.
In 1991, Michele joined the US Navy and left for bootcamp. Michele was quite naïve, but it was the best decision she ever made. Michele was stationed in San Diego and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in CA. Michele served as an Aviation Electrician and worked on military helicopters. While serving, she knew she would someday become a Social Worker.
Michele met her Marine husband while serving in the Navy. In 1994, he was transferred to Battle Creek to train Marine Corps reservists and Michele followed him to Battle Creek. They married in 1995. Michele graduated from KCC and attended Western Michigan University earning a Bachelor Degree of Social Work in 1998. After graduation, she started working at Dudley Elementary. In 1998, they moved to Monroe, MI due to her husband’s job with the MI State Police. In Monroe, she worked at the Monroe County Juvenile Home and Catholic Family Services. While in Monroe, Michele had her daughter Anna.
In 2000, Michele and her husband got transferred back to Battle Creek. Michele started working as a case manager at Family and Children Services. In 2002, Michele was hired as a contractor for Summit Pointe. In 2003, Michele had her son Dylan. Michele worked thirteen years as a contractor before being hired as an employee at Summit Pointe in 2015.
Over the years at Summit Pointe, Michele has served in Customer Service, Case Management, as a court liaison, a jail liaison, and Coordinator for the MI Prison Re-entry Program. For the past five years, Michele has served as the Veteran Navigator.
Michele serves on the Veteran Reinforcement Resource Center Board, Chairperson of the Veterans Helping Veterans Board, Chairperson of the Veterans Mental Health Advisory Committee at the Battle Creek VA, and she is on several other committees at the VA and in the community.
Michele has always had at least 2 jobs. She coached Harper Creek Middle School volleyball, and she was the Grant Project Manager for the ARC. Michele is currently the Facilitator of the Women Veteran Strong “Be at Ease” of the Battle Creek Chapter.
Michele married to her soulmate Steve and have been married for 31 years. Her daughter Anna, is a Social Worker at the Calhoun County ISD. Michele’s youngest son Dylan is a Railroad Conductor in Iowa, and her bonus son Bradley who is serving as a First Sargent in the US Army. Michele has an amazing son-in-law Zachary and daughter-in-law Brittany, and soon to be daughter-in-law Erica. Finally, she has the sweetest granddaughters Katrin who is four and Roxanne who is two. Her family and friends are everything. She is very close to her family in Buffalo, NY and Escanaba, MI. Michele always says, “you can have a family and a career-it can be hard at times,” but she couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
