Amy Zeide is the Founder and Executive Director of Creating Connected Communities (CCC). A native of Atlanta, Amy attended Washington University in St. Louis, where she graduated with a double major in education and psychology. She earned her master’s degree in Learning and Behavioral Disorders and Disabilities from Georgia State University. Previously, Amy taught at The Davis Academy and was the Religious School Director at Congregation B’nai Torah.
Since 2015, Amy has devoted herself full-time to the organization she started as her “bat mitzvah project” in 1995. Today, Creating Connected Communities provides life-enhancing programs for thousands of children and families experiencing economic hardship by empowering hundreds of Jewish teens to become engaged community leaders and volunteers. Amy leads a dedicated team of community professionals as they implement a teen Leadership Development Program and impactful community outreach programs across Atlanta.
Amy volunteers as a lay leader at Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, serving on the Innovation Fund committee helping to distribute grants and mentor non-profit entrepreneurs. She also serves as an active PTO member of Dunwoody Elementary School, Peachtree Middle School, and Dunwoody High School. Amy lives in Dunwoody with her husband, three children, and their dog.
