Michelle Parker has served as SEMPA's Executive Director since the fall of 2009. She has extensive corporate, nonprofit and association experience that spans more than 25 years. Additionally, she is proficient at nonprofit management, marketing, public relations, communications, publishing, advocacy, project management as well as strategic planning and oversight.

Michelle has worked at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), which is SEMPA's Association Management company, since 2007 and has previously worked at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Accor Hotels, Margulies Communications, McCann Public relations, Dallas/Fort Worth NBC affiliate, and American Airlines.

She is a member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Texas Society of Association Executives (TSAE), Dallas Fort Worth Association Executives (DFWAE) and the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), and has previously served on the IDEA Committee for DFWAE and the Membership Committee for the American Association of Medical Society Executives (AAMSE).