MICHELLE UETZ - OWNER/DIRECTOR M.ED.

Certified Parent Peer Specialist

Michelle is the owner and director of Rocky Hill.  She has a wide range of lived experience.  She is a suicide loss survivor.  She and her husband were the caregivers of children who experienced trauma, were diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, attended day treatment, experienced suicidal ideation, had voluntary hospitalizations, were involved with juvenile justice, were admitted to residential treatment, participated in substance use, were diagnosed with PTSD, and had a list of other diagnosis.  Michelle has experienced depression and anxiety herself and learned to manage it.

Michelle was a teacher for 17 years.  She taught biology, health, special education transition and students with emotional and behavioral disabilities.  Michelle helped her sister through her struggles with mental illness and domestic violence, which ultimately lead to her sister's suicide in 2016.  Later in 2016, Michelle and her husband obtained guardianship of a family member's two girls who, they later learned, had experienced more trauma than they knew. Despite their best efforts both girls eventually went to other placements.  

Michelle now uses her education, personal, and family experience to support families who struggle with mental illness and substance use.  

Michelle, her husband, and their three boys live in River Falls, WI on a small hobby farm where they enjoy the outdoors, hockey, and church activities.   

• Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Advisory Committee - Co-Chair 2021-present
• Wisconsin Certified Peer Specialist Advisory Committee - Co-Chair of Employment Subcommittee 2019-present
• Member of National Association of Peer Supporters 2022-present
• Member of NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals 2022-present
• White Bear Lake Area Schools Make It OK Mental Health Campaign 2017-2018
• Prescott High School Differentiation Committee 2015-2016
• Prescott High School Positive Behavior Intervention System Committee Prescott High School Professional Learning Community Leadership Team Prescott High School School Failure Rate Committee 2014-2015
• Prescott High School Response to Intervention Committee 
• Member of American Association of Educators 2015-2022
• Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative Summary of Performance Revision Committee 2012
• DPI Academic and Career Planning Task Force 2013
• Wisconsin Statewide Transition Initiative Transition Coordinator Network 2010-2013
• Pierce and St. Croix County County Coalition on Transition  2011-2013
• National Association of Special Education Teachers  2011-2015
• Site Council for River Falls High School responsible for planning a Career Fair and Financial Literacy Day  2011-2012
• Technology Committee for River Falls School District 2011-2012

University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI 

Bachelor of Science - Biology Education - 2001

• Minor in Health Education
• President of Phi Mu Fraternity
• Awarded Most Valuable Member of the Technology Leadership Cadre

Graceland University                              Lamoni, IA  

Master’s of Education –Mild/Moderate Special Education - 2011

• 4.0 GPA

Edgewood College                               Madison, WI 

Connecting Teachers to English Language Learners Program 2015

• 4.0 GPA

Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative            

Teaching Strategies in a Digital Environment II  2019