Michelle Edwards

Michelle Edwards is a Program Director at Directions For Our Youth (DFOY), where she is responsible for day-to-day operations of programs at P.S. 204. Under her leadership, programs focus on STEM-based learning activities and a plethora of other activities. Prior to joining DFOY, Michelle has worked with several reputable youth agencies over her forty-year education career, including New York Presbyterian Hospital, Young Adult Learning Academy, A Better Bronx for Youth, The Valley Inc., and also currently serves as Co-Pastor/Co-Founder of New Genesis Christian Fellowship Inc.

Michelle has developed a creative team at P.S. 204 and as a result, has built strong relationships with school and community stakeholders. Michelle continuously strives to educate and empower young people by allowing them to experience the world from different lenses. The P.S. 204 team produced events including a carnival, a “Minion” themed STEM science fair, Black History Month programming, “Fairy Tales,” “Avatar,” and “Rio.” She is always seeking new resources and partnerships for her participants, parents, and staff.

Michelle is a seventh generation Bronx resident; her motto is: “If I can help somebody as I travel along the way, then my living is not in vain.”