Amy Williams

Amy was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina.  After graduating from New Hanover High School, she attended UNCW and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Science. She taught for two years at Park Avenue School and for the next 30 years she worked for New Hanover County Schools where she taught 5th grade at John J. Blair Elementary School. During her tenure at Blair, Amy served as grade level chair, Student Council Advisor, Science Olympiad Coach, Leadership Team Representative, PTA Teacher Representative, Girls on the Run Coach, Jump Rope for Heart Coordinator, MTAC Member, Certified New Teacher Mentor, and was a Partnership Teacher with UNCW. Amy also felt that teaching students about community involvement was important; therefore while serving as Student Council Advisor, she headed up several community outreach events such as sock drives to benefit Good Shepherd, cereal drives to benefit Nourish Inc., and continually provided opportunities for students to serve others within the school. In her time at Blair, she received the Teacher of the Year Award for the 2000-2001 school year and again in 2017-2018. Amy also considers church involvement important and for 5 years assisted her husband to lead the youth at Trinity United Methodist Church. There she also helped out with nursery, Sunday School, Children's Church, and Vacation Bible School.

Amy has been married to her husband, Bill, for 32 years. Bill is a retired teacher from New Hanover County Schools where he taught Physical Education, coached, and led a Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle. Their oldest son, Trey, is a graduate of UNCW with an Exercise Science degree. He is currently coaching at Coastal Christian High School and is engaged to his fiancé, Grace. Their youngest son, Eli, is a sophomore at Coastal Christian High School where he participates in both winter and spring track and field. Amy enjoys spending time with her family and friends, taking road trips, going to the movies, sitting on her back porch, and attending Christian music concerts. Amy and her husband are presently members at Pine Valley Methodist Church.