Michelle Witte stepped into the role of Executive Director with a deep personal connection to the cause. In 2022, she cared for her mother through the painful final stages of Parkinson’s disease—an experience that profoundly shaped her understanding of the need for compassionate end of life options. Her mom asked her day after day, “When will this end?” Her suffering ignited in Michelle a passion to help ensure that no one else must endure what they did. That passion led her to advocacy at the Minnesota State Legislature and ultimately to discovering Final Exit Network. Now, as Executive Director, Michelle brings both her personal experience and a distinguished career in nonprofit leadership, aging and healthcare, civic engagement, and resource development.
Michelle most recently served as Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Minnesota, where she supported 33 local chapters and over 2,500 volunteers in the effort to strengthen democracy. Her background also includes founding health advocacy initiatives, serving as Board President of the Missouri Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, and working on state-level aging resource development in Minnesota.
