Michelle grew up in Fairfax Station as the daughter of a land developer, John D. Ringle. Her father established his own development company, "Investco" and developed eleven (11) 5-acre lot communities throughout Fairfax Station, with Michelle's mother working alongside him.  During Fairfax County's 200-year anniversary celebration, John Ringle was proclaimed the "Father of the Occoquan Watershed," because of his numerous conservation efforts to p...