Michelle Cooper

Michelle Cooper was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised by her mother in a single parent household. She initially attended Eastern Michigan State, but left the university in 1983 to marry and move to Germany with her husband. When she and her husband returned to the United States in 1984, Cooper moved to Los Angeles, where she first worked as a technical writer and then attended California State University, Northridge. She graduated in 1991 with a B.A. in English. She also served as a university ambassador, Director of the Racial Awareness Committee, and President of Associated Students.