Michelle Benitez

Mrs. Michelle Benitez, SHRM-SCP, currently serves as Managing Director of HUB International/CLC (Carrión Laffitte & Casellas) Human Resources Consulting, LLC, leading a practice dedicated to Health & Welfare Communications and Compliance as well as HR Consulting and project management.

Michelle has over 30 years in the profession. Her expertise is best described as a “Seasoned Human Resources Generalist.” Matters relating to labor legislation, Health and Welfare Compliance & Communications, and Employee Relations & Organizational Development are the areas of most interest and expertise in her HR and Compliance Management practice.

Michelle formalized her studies and attained a B.A. from The George Washington University, Washington D.C in 1985 and her M.A. degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico in 1987.

She has also served in an array of roles within Professional entities such as:

• Member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), Puerto Rico Chapter since 1987 in different roles, including VP of the Board of Directors in 2010 and President of the Board of Directors in 2011; Ad hoc member of the board as Director of Labor Affairs Committee 2007 t0 2015 and Director of Administration, Policies and Succession Planning 2016 to 2019.
• Member of the Professional Labor Practitioners Association (APRL) of PR 2011 to 2017
• Member of the Board of Directors for the PR Chamber of Commerce representing SHRM PR as an Affiliate Association (2010), and member of Labor Committee 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Member of the Public Sector Coalition, 2010-2015; Secretary, 2014

Michelle is the proud mother of three professional adults, who together with her husband are her driving force. She is a grandmother of a 10-month-old baby girl, Paulina and is looking forward to a second granddaughter, Isabel, arriving in July 2021. Michelle also has two, 4 legged grandchildren that rock her weekends and fill up family time as well as space! They are both BIG doodles: one 2-year-old golden doodle and one 6-month-old sheep doodle.

Getting to know Michelle:

Q: If you weren’t working right now, what would you be doing?

A: Most likely I would either be traveling or at the beach with family, friends, and a good book to keep me busy and relaxed during idle moments.  

Q: What would you want your legacy to be? How do you want to be remembered?

A: The eternal optimist, who gave her best in all endeavors with a passionate bias for doing what both feels right and does right for others, while enjoying it in the process.

Q: What is your definition of “happiness”?

A: Being able to make a difference, enjoying the “ ride” while doing it, experiencing different learning opportunities, and setting my best foot forward as a model that others may choose to follow.