Michelle N. Lee ’95

    Michelle died June 21, 2022. 

Born in Orange County, Calif., Michelle was raised in a military family, moving frequently, before attending Jacksonville (N.C.) High School. While at Princeton, Michelle lived in Mathey, where she served as an RA and majored in English. She then earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. 

Michelle’s friends remember her smile and laugh, and how welcoming she was to others, as well as her clarity of focus and thought. She continued her peripatetic ways throughout her career, living in New Jersey, California, Costa Rica, Missouri, and Washington State. Michelle worked as director of campus engagement at Stanford for several years and was the author of several plays and works of poetry, as well as a powerful piece in The New York Times regarding her struggles with mental illness. 

Michelle is survived by a host of friends and family.