Biography:
Michael Rochelle grew up in Clinton, TN located in East Tennessee 20 miles north of Knoxville. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1993. He played basketball for 4 years and football for 1 year, was in the Show Choir, and a member of the Journalism and Yearbook staff. His favorite teachers were Mrs. Calhoun for English, Mrs. Rosembaum for Math, and Mr. Jameson for Govt. He then received an Associates of Science in Finance from Pellissippi State Technical Community College in Knoxville, TN. His favorite teacher while there was Mrs. Staton in Biology. From there, he received a Bachelor of Arts in English at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. His favorite teachers while there were Mr. Good in Agriculture and Mr. Kitterman in English. There he also joined the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and served their organization as Grand Scribe (secretary) and Grand Master (President) and received national and local awards for both positions. After graduation, he worked at First Investors Corporation as a mutual fund broker for 2 years. He then stared a business photographing real estate with Digital Virtual Tour Technology in Tennessee and 30 other states. He did this until 2004, in which he received his Master's degree in Education from Lincoln Memorial University. He has been living in and teaching in Cheatham County since then. For fun he spends time with his daughter and wife, golfing, the Titans, video games, reading, and teaching/coaching.