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First Puerto Rican woman to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point

Michelle Fraley

Born	Michelle Hernández 1962 (age 61–62) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Education	Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership M.A. in International Relations and Affairs MBA B.Sc. in Foreign Languages
Alma mater	University of Phoenix Troy University Nova Southeastern University West Point Military Academy
Spouse	Tom Fraley

Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1980–2014 (33–34 years)
Rank	Colonel
Commands	DISA-Europe Army Network Enterprise Technology Command Warrior Transition Brigade

Michelle Fraley

Superintendent Puerto Rico Police
In office January 2, 2017 – January 8, 2018
Governor	Ricardo Rosselló

Personal details
Born	Michelle Hernández de Fraley
Cabinet	17th Cabinet of Puerto Rico

Michelle Fraley (née Hernández) is a retired military officer and was the Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police. Fraley is also the first Puerto Rican woman to graduate from West Point Military Academy and the first woman to hold the aforementioned post of superintendent. She is also the former chief of staff of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command. Academically, Fraley holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Nova Southeastern University, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Relations and Affairs from Troy University, and a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix.

Fraley retired from the United States Army in 2014 after 30 years of service. Her final of six commanding posts before retiring was as commander of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Brigade (WTB) in the National Capital Area. As she completed her final post, she was described as a "Wonder Woman" in dealing with wounded warriors that returned from the battlefront to assume other roles in the military or transition into private life.

After her retirement, she returned to her homeland of Puerto Rico. Upon her return, she was appointed as special assistant to the Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police, leading the Strategic Initiative Group. In this capacity, Fraley was charged with analyzing the entire state police organization. After Ricardo Rosselló won the 2016 Puerto Rico general elections, Governor elect Roselló nominated her for Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police. Fraley resigned on January 8, 2018.