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Stephen Lawrence-Carroll (Atlanta, GA) serves as the Director of Orchestral and Music Theory Activities at North Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Georgia, where he also leads as the Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair. His commitment to excellence in arts education has earned him numerous distinctions, including Teacher of the Year for the 2018-2019 academic year and High School Teacher of the Year within the Atlanta Public School System. His work has been recognized at the local, state, and national levels through honors such as the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Georgia Chapter Educator of the Year Award, the Atlanta Public Schools Fine Arts Teacher Excellence Award, and the Country Music Association Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence Award.
Lawrence-Carroll is an active leader in the broader music education community and a frequent presenter at major conferences, including the Georgia Music Educators Association Conference, the Texas Music Educators Association Conference, and The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference. In 2025, he served as a clinician for the ASTA National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. He previously held the position of State Orchestra Chair for the Georgia Music Educators Association from 2021 to 2023.
Lawrence-Carroll holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Loyola University New Orleans, a Master of Music Education from the University of Georgia, and an Educational Specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Piedmont University.