Michelle Blanton joined the Florida Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, in 2018 as the Council’s Administrative Assistant. Prior to her joining the Council, she worked in the legal field for 24 years, as a legal secretary, legal assistant, paralegal and as a Judicial Assistant in the Second Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida. She is a decorated military veteran who served as a Military Intelligence Imagery Analyst for the U.S. Army and U.S. Airforce.