Michelle Chariton

Michelle is a CSU Fire Marshall at CalPoly. Previously, she was CalPoly's associate director of capital projects. She has extensive experience managing the construction of large institutional projects. She has also managed smaller housing projects, including the construction of ADUs in a couple of her backyards, including her Arroyo Grande yard. (We featured this ADU at an open house in 2024 and in one of our most highly viewed videos.) Michelle's skills, creativity, and interests will be vital to our team as we negotiate a lease with the City to operate Waterman Village (WV) and, in the near future, negotiate and manage construction contracts.  As we look beyond Waterman construction, Michelle brings ideas and energy around potential housing in collaboration with CalPoly/CSU that promise to capitalize on the C in Creative housing solutions. Michelle and her partner, Jami, shuttle their two kids between 4-H horseback riding and other activities.