Michelle Franks, CFO

Studio Southwest Architects
Senior principal

Michelle Franks, a graduate of the New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico, holds a master of business administration degree with an emphasis in finance. She is a 2017 Woman of Influence by Albuquerque Business First, as well as the 2019 Economic Developer of the Year by the Sandoval Economic Alliance.  Michelle has been a driving force for Studio SW for 25 years.

Her commitment to the success of the firm and its employees is rooted in her dedication to local organizations like Animal Humane NM, and the Animal Welfare Dept, for which she provides support;  as well as the Sandoval Economic Alliance, NAIOP NM, the Albuquerque Economic Forum, and the NM BioPark Society, on whose Boards of Director she sits.