Our House is pleased to welcome Michelle Carter, MPA, a 25-year professional in the fields of early childhood education, family services, and program management, as our new Chief Impact Officer.
A newly created role, the Chief Impact Officer will ensure Our House delivers on its strategic initiatives and programmatic goals as we move from the pandemic environment. Michelle will oversee Our House program teams internally, and will also take charge of nurturing current and future external program partnerships.
Michelle brings a wealth of experience to this role. A graduate of the University of Georgia and Kennesaw State University, Michelle has served as the Director of Bright Horizons at the Chick-fil-A Corporate Office; as the Executive Director of Druid Hills Child Development Center; and most recently as the Executive Director of Atlanta Montessori International Schools (Endeavor Schools), where she was responsible for the overall success of teachers and staff serving children from birth through 6th grade.
A Bright from the Start approved trainer, Michelle proudly served on the Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children’s Board of Directors as their chair of Public Policy. Michelle’s other board and community appointments have included service on the Quality Rated Advisory Committee and the GEEARS Infant Toddler Coalition.
The newly created Chief Impact Officer role will ensure Our House makes the greatest possible impact for clients and community. We are thrilled to have Michelle’s expertise to guide our programs as we adapt to a changing landscape and deepen our impact. Welcome, Michelle!
About Michelle Carter
Michelle Carter is an experienced and innovative leader in the field of education and services to children and their families who has spent the last 20 years focused on how to improve and support quality early education in our communities. During her career she sought out and invested in organizations that share her core values of: work hard, be honest, and stay focused on a mission of service to children and families and with that success will come!
Michelle started her career after earning her bachelors in social work at the University of Georgia in the field of public health where she provided direct service support providing crisis intervention through a home visiting program and supporting youth in the juvenile justice system. She then transitioned into the field of early education as she was earning her graduate degree in nonprofit public administration at Kennesaw State University.
Michelle believes that early education is not only a need for children and their families but also an economic driver for communities and a field leveler for working families and should provide services for the whole child and the whole family. Michelle is a trained facilitator, coach, and proudly served on the Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children’s Board of Directors as their chair of Public Policy and on other public policy committees.
Michelle and her husband Brad Carter live in Atlanta with their two children Henry (11) and Anna (9) and their family dog Sadie (3). Most weekends they can be found on a soccer field or most recently at track and field events for their children.