Episode #050 - Please welcome DSS Michelle Christine to the show. Michelle is a Detection Systems Specialist (DSS) in the Special Operations Division, which is responsible for ensuring the safety of leaders and dignitaries in US airspace. She was part of the first wave of personnel in the DSS career when it was stood up about 17 years ago. As interesting as this is, in her spare time Michelle is also an elite athlete, a national ranked triathlete who has competed in triathlons across the world. In 2021 and 2022, she placed in the top 3 at several USA Triathlon National Championships and also qualified for world triathlon events in 2022 and 2023. Most recently, she was named the Virginia Commonwealth Games Adult-Female Athlete of the Year, an unexpected honor that required her peers to nominate and vote for her. We were able to sit down and talk to her about what it takes to be an elite athlete competing on a world stage while balancing the pressures of a zero-fail mission at work and rearing a family. She discusses the triathlon community, her rigorous training regimen and the importance of a support network in her success. Hosted and Edited by: Abel Trevino Associate Producer and Assistant Editor: Starr Vazquez This episode is sponsored by the United States Secret Service. www.secretservice.gov Special Thanks to Michelle for taking the time out of her day and training schedule to spend a couple of hours with us. Michelle would also like to thank her man behind the curtain, coach Dave Connor with Rogue Coaching Solutions. Music is “Nova Police” by Hermelin, found here: www.hermelin.bandcamp.com/track/nova-police The music used in the podcast was altered from the original soundtrack by cutting specific sections of the music to create the intro and outro of the podcast. This work Attribution-Noncommercial-sharealike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US), which license definition is located here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 Want to join the Secret Service? Click here to start your journey https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=USSS Please visit us at: Twitter @secretservice, Instagram @secretservice, Facebook @UnitedStatesSecretServiceOfficial, YouTube @US Secret Service, and LinkedIn @U.S. Secret Service Subscribe to the podcast at Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, or SoundCloud.com and find it at www.secretservice.gov/press/social-media/