CHARLATAN
The Exposé of Politics & Style
Contributing Writer · 6 articles
Michelle Shail has been a collaborator & chum to Charlatan Magazine since 2008.
Michelle Shail was raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia where historic landmarks like Jamestown, Williamsburg and Charlottesville have and continue to chronicle the American Experiment.
A student of human behavior, Shail studied psychology at Appalachian State and deftly applied the acumen to business. During the Tech Boom of the 1990’s, she worked as a Modis IT recruiter connecting human capital to business growth for Fortune 1000 companies.
Shail earned an MA in Organization Development from Queens University, and went on to become a Talent Manager at TIAA, Trane Technologies, and AlignOrg Solutions.
She joined Charlatan Magazine in 2008 with a critical look at global food insecurity, and interview with Kurdistan’s Agricultural Minister Jamal Fuad. Shail has and continues to write about the compelling influencers and movements of our time.
Articles by Michelle Shail
Contributors · 3 August 2025
Food Sovereignty, the Oil-for-Food Program, and What Gaza Can Learn from the Cradle of Civilization
It's the oldest city of the world but wheres the beef? Charlatan chats with Kurdistan’s Agriculture Minister about the political mousetrap of a free lunch.
Contributors · 25 June 2025
Marriage equality, divorce, and the freedom to create family anew
As Marriage Equality rears a milestone, contributor Michelle Shail offers some conventional wisdom on the tradition’s long game.
Contributors · 26 June 2022
U.S. Supreme Court overturns abortion. Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL recalls how a family vacay coincided with a political exodus to Ireland, and the collision of church and state with a woman's right to choose.
Contributors · 12 June 2012
Fear, friendship, and the moral work of equality in suburban America
In the wake of California’s Prop 8, Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL encounters the ostensibly different outcasts and dissidents of suburbia and discover the importance of a path to renewal for she and her children.
Contributors · 12 June 2012
Faith, parenthood, vulnerability, and equality in conversation with Gene Robinson
He was the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church. Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL chats with Gene Robinson at The Center for American Progress.
Contributors · 12 June 2012
He was the "King of Hoteliers, Hotelier of Kings." Contributor MICHELLE SHAIL chats with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Comapny's founder Horst Schulze about the new era of hospitality.
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The Exposé of Politics & Style
