Michelle Trappen
Michelle Trappen, writer of Packy & Me, has worked as a feature writer at multiple newspapers, including the Orange County Register and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, but the bulk of her career—21 years—was spent at The Oregonian in Portland, Oregon. She has flown coast to coast with a 10-year-old pilot, profiled young people in the emerging Soviet Union, and canvassed Oregon in search of compelling stories. In 2008 she left the newspaper to pursue other interests, but she still writes for The Oregonian as well as other publications.