Michelle Arteaga joins Canopy Team from a career in architecture, design, and commercial real estate development. Throughout her 10 years of professional experience, she has served as design manager and project manager for 30+ projects with responsibility for designing and delivering around 950,000 square feet of projects from varied asset classes, such as office TIs, for prominent clients like Microsoft and Johnson & Johnsons, healthcare spaces, retail spaces, community spaces, and entertainment venues.

At Canopy Team as Senior Project Manager, she oversees a wide range of design and construction projects, from interior fit outs to long-term master plan work. She is responsible for delivering projects that create unique gathering spaces that stay true to the client’s vision by leading teams of architects, general contractors, and other consultants.

Michelle received her master’s degree in Real Estate Development + Design from UC Berkeley in 2022, where she was awarded the Prologis Real Estate Scholarship, granted to top candidates in her program. In 2014 she graduated Cum Laude with a B.A in Architecture in her home country of Colombia. Following her enthusiasm for sustainability, in 2017, she earned her LEED GA credentials. Michelle played basketball and soccer all through high school, and today she is still very passionate about following the WNBA and the NWSL. She also loves supporting her local soccer team whenever she visits her hometown of Bogota. She recently relocated to Baltimore from the Bay Area, where she regularly visited Oracle Park to support the SF Giants.