Michelle Carter, MPA is an experienced and innovative leader in the field of education and services to children and their families. She has spent the last 20 years focused on how to improve and support quality early education in our communities, serving most recently as Executive Director of Atlanta Montessori International Schools (Endeavor Schools). Michelle earned her bachelors in social work at the University of Georgia and earned her graduate degree in nonprofit public administration at Kennesaw State University. She recently served on the Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children’s Board of Directors as their chair of Public Policy.