Michelle L. Frame is president and founder of Victus Ars Inc., but she prefers the title candy scientist. Victus Ars is a confectionery and food development lab with a mission focused on having fun in a happy environment while following scientific principles. Frame is a lead instructor for PMCA’s (Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association) panning short course, which she started teaching in 2016, and was an IFT confectionery short course instructor from 2002 to 2004. She has also been a confectionery residence course instructor since 2005. In 2021, Frame was inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame.