Dr. Michele Champion Sampson, a native of Clinton, MS, is the music specialist at Addison Elementary School in Marietta, GA where she teaches K – 5th grade general music and directs the Addison Accents Orff Ensemble. She received her Bachelor of Arts in music and Master of Music Education from Mississippi College and her Doctor of Arts in music education from the University of Mississippi. She is also certified in Orff Schulwerk and First Steps in Music.
Dr. Sampson has taught at both the elementary and collegiate level in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. In addition to her teaching duties, she has conducted several elementary, middle, and high school honor choirs, presented workshops for throughout the southeast, and has served as a curriculum contributor in Mississippi and Georgia. She is a Cobb County School District (CCSD) Performing Arts Teacher Leader, a member of the CCSD Performing Arts Advisory Council, the 2021-2022 CCSD Elementary Music Teacher of the Year, the Addison Elementary School 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year, and the Georgia Music Educators Association District 12 Teacher of the Year.
She is an active member of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association, the Georgia Music Educators Association, the Atlanta Area Orff Chapter where she is a past president and serves on the National Board of Trustees for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
In her free time, Dr. Sampson loves watching college football, especially her beloved Ole Miss Rebels, spending time with her friends, family and dog, Sable. She also enjoys weightlifting, reading, decorating, and shopping.
Dr. Sampson has taught at both the elementary and collegiate level in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. In addition to her teaching duties, she has conducted several elementary, middle, and high school honor choirs, presented workshops for throughout the southeast, and has served as a curriculum contributor in Mississippi and Georgia. She is a Cobb County School District (CCSD) Performing Arts Teacher Leader, a member of the CCSD Performing Arts Advisory Council, the 2021-2022 CCSD Elementary Music Teacher of the Year, the Addison Elementary School 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year, and the Georgia Music Educators Association District 12 Teacher of the Year.
She is an active member of NAfME: The National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association, the Georgia Music Educators Association, the Atlanta Area Orff Chapter where she is a past president and serves on the National Board of Trustees for the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
In her free time, Dr. Sampson loves watching college football, especially her beloved Ole Miss Rebels, spending time with her friends, family and dog, Sable. She also enjoys weightlifting, reading, decorating, and shopping.
