March 15, 2024 12:15 pm

Regular Meeting - Program Speaker Katie Howard, Atlanta Board of Education Member, District 1 SeatAdd Guest

Katie Howard is an Atlanta native, product of Atlanta Public Schools, and now a proud APS parent. She grew-up in Morningside/Virginia-Highlands where she attended Morningside and C.W. Hill elementary schools, Inman Middle and Grady (Midtown) High School, which she graduated from in 1996.

In her professional career, Katie has served with the Atlanta City Council as Senior Council Aide and Policy Advisor to the Council District 8 office. She has worked for District 8 for 17 years and served three councilmembers during her tenure. She gained a wealth of experience in constituent service, crafting policy, collaborating with city departments and the administration and has knowledge on city-related issues from zoning to water and sewer to transportation.

Before working for Council District 8, Katie served as Community Outreach and Policy Advisor for former At-Large Fulton County Commissioner Robb Pitts and prior to that, she served for three years as an Administrative Assistant with the City of Atlanta Municipal Clerk’s Office.

Katie is a graduate of Furman University in Greenville, SC where she obtained a B.A. in Political Science and Urban Studies in 2000. She used her time at Furman to take full advantage of mind and experience broadening opportunities, including foreign study to South Africa and internships with the National League of Cities in Washington D.C. and the Greater Greenville Community Foundation.

In her volunteer work, Katie has been a dedicated and committed leader within the Maynard Jackson Cluster for the past 10 years. She served as PTA president at Parkside Elementary, GO Team community member, and then PTSA President at King Middle.

She and her family are members of St. Paul United Methodist Church, where she has served on the Community Outreach and Missions Committee. She has also been a deacon and served in other volunteer positions at their previous church, First Baptist Church of Decatur. Katie and her husband, David, and their twin girls, Grace and Rebecca, dog Violet and cat Smiles, live in Grant Park, which they have called home since 2006.

Katie and her husband, David, and their twin girls, Grace and Rebecca, dog Violet and cat Smiles, live in Grant Park, which they have called home since 2006.

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