Amy Rickard has been the principal of Morris Grove Elementary School since it opened in 2008. She has worked in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools since 1999, having served as the Principal at Glenwood Elementary School and as an Assistant Principal at Rashkis Elementary and McDougle Elementary. Ms. Rickard holds a B.A. in English Education and Psychology and an M.A. in School Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ms. Rickard has been honored as the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Principal of the Year in 2007 and 2013. In 2014, she was named the Wells Fargo Piedmont-Triad/Central Regional Principal of the Year as well as the North Carolina National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP.) Ms. Rickard serves on the Alumni Council for the UNC School of Education (and is a devoted Tar Heel!) One of the most rewarding professional accomplishments in her life has been to build the foundation for the learning community at Morris Grove Elementary School.

Morgan Hunt has been in education for 20 years.  She is the proud Assistant Principal here at Morris Grove Elementary School.  She previously taught at McDougle Elementary for 6 years and served as an Assistant Principal in another district, prior to returning to CHCCS. Ms.Hunt has received a B.A. in English and a dual M.A. in K-12 School Administration and Supervision, and K-12 Curriculum and Instruction from North Carolina Central University.  Ms. Hunt was a CHCCS Teacher of the Year Candidate in the 2021-22 school year and the recipient of the CHCCS 2021 Excellence in Equitable Teaching Award.  Being from the area, Ms. Hunt loves everything UNC!  Her educational philosophy is that every child deserves at least one adult that is irrationally crazy about them.  Ms. Hunt is so thankful and honored to have more than 400 Morris Grove Geckos to be crazy about.