Elizabeth Hamilton, Executive Director
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Elizabeth Hamilton, WALC Executive Director, has 15 years of experience in education and non-profit work.
She began her career as a Special Education teacher, supporting and teaching students with diverse needs. Before coming to WALC, Liz spent seven years in the non-profit world working for Young Life Wichita Falls where she helped start Capernaum (a ministry for teenagers with disabilities). It is her passion to help others. With a large family of educators, she believes in the power of knowledge and that learning does not have to stop when you become an adult. Receiving an education means transforming lives and ultimately, bettering the community! |
Ronda Hare, Administrative Assistant
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Ronda Hare, the Administrative Assistant, has strong people skills and can handle anything she is given, as is evidenced by how she has effectively taken on any and every job needed. Ronda assists the Executive Director with the planning of all events and the execution of the details with ease. Previously she worked for 30 years as an Assistant Office Manager. Ronda has been an admin with WALC since 2018, and we couldn't function without her!
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Carla Smith, Book Room Manager
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Carla Smith, the Bookroom Manager, is responsible for managing the donations made to the bookroom, (which becomes the basis of WALC’s largest fundraiser, the Book Fair). She has been with WALC since 2018. She previously managed the Children’s Department at the Plano Barnes & Noble, and over the years also managed a Walden Books and a Borders. Her knowledge of marketing books as well as genres and authors gives her the ability to create a major fundraiser that is professional in presentation and successful in raising funds. She can also tell amazing stories of interactions with famous and infamous authors! You must hear the one about Janet Evanovich, a motorcycle and a white fringe jacket!
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