Michelle Easley is the author of How to Increase Diversity in School Library Collections and Programs. A graduate of Emory University, Easley is a national presenter, diversity and library advocate, and speaker. She has served on the Southeast Regional Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and also served as an Instructional Systems Specialist for the Department of Defense, Elementary and Secondary Education.

Easley spends her free time volunteering with homeless youth.