Edye is a University of Tennessee Graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. She is a career educator, currently the Director at Dunwoody Prep. Edye has been active in the Atlanta Jewish Community for over 20 years and has participated in the AJC Berman Leadership Group and Hadassah's Leadership Academy. She co-chaired JECCA (Jewish Early Childhood Council of Atlanta), served as a board member for ECE-RJ (Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism), GAYC (Georgia Association on Young Children) and Nes Harim Hadassah. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Temple Emanu-El.