About Michelle

Welcome to the After-School Snack Attack! My name is Michelle and I’m a casual but obsessive baker with a neighborhood full of awesome taste testers. I started After-School Snack Attack to spread joy (and yumminess) to my local San Carlos, CA community. I love being creative in the kitchen, playing with new flavors, and perfecting familiar favorites. Once I find something that makes me go “Oh my God,” I share it with my snack attack fam via weekly pop-ups called Snack Attacks. The weekly bakes are always small-batch, scratch-baked, and use high-quality, seasonal ingredients. Think of them as a fun surprise each week; that tasty treat that you wish you had time to bake for yourself.

After-School Snack Attack has been a slow burn in my brain for years. My day job was in public education. I was a teacher, an education policy researcher, and a school board member for almost 20 years. While I worked in those jobs, I also baked at home for my family and friends. Then, like so many other folks who found themselves working from home during the pandemic, I started ramping up my baking. My family couldn’t possibly eat it all (and believe me, we tried), so I started dropping treats off to my neighbors and friends. I got such sweet feedback that it started me thinking…maybe my hobby could be something more! Now, supporting public schools is my hobby and baking gets to be my job. How lucky am I?

When I’m not baking for After-School Snack Attack I’m a busy mom, wife, and friend. You can find me at my teenage son’s baseball games, my tween daughter’s soccer games and music concerts, or out and about with my wonderful friends, my awesome husband, and my love-obsessed dog, Scully.

I chose the name After-School Snack Attack for this business because when I was young I loved that moment of relaxation that came during an after-school snack! Nowhere to go or nothing to do but exhale and ponder the day. So, whether you’re looking for a sweet treat to celebrate a life event or you also just need a brief moment of joy after school, work, or whatever else fills your day, I’ve got you covered with snacks for every “after” in your life! Can’t wait to meet you at a pop-up sometime soon!