Biography
A lifelong North Carolinian, Amy Fowler, MD, MPH, was born in Winston-Salem and attended the NC School of Science & Math in Durham. She studied biomedical engineering at Duke University and earned her M.D. with Honors and a Master's of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from UNC-Chapel Hill, completing residencies in pediatrics and preventive medicine also at UNC-Chapel Hill. She currently works as a pediatrician at the Chapel Hill Children's Clinic in Southern Village. For over twelve years, Dr. Fowler has been heavily invested in improving local education. She has served as a member of the NAACP's education committee and served as leader of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Special Needs Advisory Council (SNAC) from 2015-17. In 2017, she was elected to the CHCCS Board of Education where she served until November 2020. She served as the Board's vice chair and in a variety of other roles, including Policy Committee Chair, Finance Committee, Pre-K, Equity Advisory Council, Health Committee, and Mental Health Community Collaboration. Dr. Fowler also serves as leader of the Orange-Chatham chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina which she has been engaged with for over 12 years. Dr. Fowler attends Blacknall Presbyterian Church. Dr. Fowler is married to Dr. Vance Fowler, and all three of their children have attended CHCCS public schools. Dr. Fowler and her husband enjoy gardening, cooking, running and hiking.