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Morning Program: Elizabeth Williamson - Handweavers Guild of America: A Weaver’s Resource

Since 1969, the Handweavers Guild of America has been working to educate, support, and inspire. Join Executive Director Elizabeth Williamson in exploring the many HGA programs and ways to connect with the fiber arts community.

 

About Elizabeth:

Elizabeth Williamson earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She began her career as a Publicist for the Hara Complex and then as a Talent Representative for Kismet Productions. In 2006 Elizabeth joined Columbus Children's Theatre as Managing Director where she oversaw a turnaround in the theatre's finances and set new records for program participation. As a result of her work, she was a finalist for Columbus Business First's 2010 CFO of the Year program. In 2013 the Aiken Center for the Arts in South Carolina hired Elizabeth as Executive Director. While in this position, she formed the Aiken Cultural Leadership Consortium to unite and support the arts and cultural organizations of Aiken for the purpose of collaboration, advocacy and community. Since 2015 Elizabeth has served as Executive Director of the Handweavers Guild of America in Suwanee, Georgia. As Executive Director, Elizabeth has been responsible for leading the board through the development of a strategic plan, consolidating technology platforms for a better customer experience, and nearly doubling the organization's Convergence® conference attendance.

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