Michelle Morris, Ed.D., CEO & Managing Partner
Dr. Michelle Morris founded GideonStone, LLC, in 2011. The seasoned management consultant, strategic planning facilitator and communications expert previously served as a senior leader for two universities, as founder/CEO of a public relations and event planning firm in Tennessee and as an award-winning journalist and published author.
Michelle serves as a trusted partner to nonprofit and organizational executives regarding effective planning, development strategy and financial sustainability, brand and culture alignment, crisis communication, organizational/staffing challenges, enrollment strategy and other management issues. She is adept at engaging diverse audiences in intense, productive dialog and in conducting high-level strategic interviews.
Through her firms in Tennessee and Texas, Michelle has worked with a wide variety of businesses, organizations, governmental entities and nonprofits – including universities and colleges, private PreK-12 schools, a city, banks and investment firms, hospitals, Chambers of Commerce, United Way organizations, downtown associations, real estate companies, accounting firms and more.
She taught and developed courses for LeTourneau University’s nonprofit management program, and she has consulted with nonprofits of every size – across Houston and in other cities and states. She has served as the architect for major re-branding initiatives, coached interim executives through transitions, guided sensitive merger discussions, coached development teams on campaign strategy, managed successful fundraising events, guided accreditation projects, and developed/executed marketing campaigns that led to record results.
Before founding GideonStone, Dr. Morris served as vice president for university relations at Abilene Christian University and as assistant vice president for marketing and communications at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
She has won numerous awards from the American Marketing Association, American Advertising Federation and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Dr. Morris has been invited to participate in several executive leadership training programs, and she often serves as a mentor and career coach for young leaders. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from ACU and a doctorate in higher education administration from Texas Tech.
Michelle and the GideonStone team help organizations plan for their future and achieve results.
