Mrs. Cowart is a licensed professional counselor and a certified rehabilitation counselor. 

Mrs. Cowart was born in Athens, Georgia, at the time of her father’s final year of law school at The University of Georgia.  Her father practiced law in the small southeast Georgia town of Vidalia, Georgia, where he and Mrs. Cowart’s mother were raised.  

Mrs. Cowart graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1997 with an undergraduate degree in Sociology.  She completed her graduate training at The University of Georgia in 1999 for a Master’s in Education - Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling.  Mrs. Cowart has continued to reside in Athens-Clarke County with her husband.

Initially working for The University of Georgia following graduate school, Mrs. Cowart worked in the public sector for UGA and the State of Georgia for almost 9 years as a vocational rehabilitation counselor serving students and adults with disabilities.  She advanced to team management prior to her transition from the public to the private sector. 

In the private sector, Mrs. Cowart initially worked for and studied with rehabilitation consultants Dr. Lee Brinkley Bryan and Dr. Jack Sink for just over 3 years.  In October 2012, Mrs. Cowart opened and continues to operate a private consulting practice, Audrey S. Cowart, LLC, applying her education, experience and training in vocational rehabilitation.