Amy Williams

Amy joined the MarComm team in 2022 from the president’s office, bringing “writing ability, knowledge of Catawba’s institutional history, with an eye for details and the big picture”.

Amy came to Catawba in 2001 as executive assistant to President Fred Corriher. Upon his retirement, she served concurrently as Catawba Fund director and institutional grant writer, and was founder and editor of the Catawba Alumni E-newsletter. In 2011, Dr. Joe Oxendine, interim president, asked her to return as assistant to the president and assistant secretary to the Board of Trustees.

Prior to Catawba, Amy was business manager for Piedmont Players Theatre, handling areas stage-forward. Before that, she was community resources director for the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce, overseeing publications.

She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Davidson College. A certified yoga teacher and former Zumba instructor, she enjoys art, travel, hiking, and using a passion for learning to justify a book addiction.

Hometown:
Salisbury NC 

Where I call home now:
Mooresville NC 

College/Degree:
Davidson College
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

How long have you been at Catawba:
Quite a while now. I’ve been employed at Catawba in a variety of roles in my years here, including working as assistant to four of the last six presidents. 

What is your favorite spot on campus?
The top of the stair tower at the Center for the Environment.

Favorite event at Catawba?
The “12 Days of Christmas” skit that used to take place annually at the campus Christmas Tree Lighting. It was such fun to see a wide mix of faculty, staff, and students all participating gleefully together each year, creating sometimes silly, always lighthearted, and generally inventive hilarity to enact the “gifts” of the twelve days! After the Catawba drumline was formed and they took on performing the “twelve drummers drumming”, they were an exhilarating ending to the skit!  

Fun Fact or Hobby:
Growing up, I performed in community theatre, concerts and recitals on the Keppel stage, and attended numerous Catawba plays, games and events. As a teen, one of my closest friends was the daughter of a Catawba professor. I took a couple of classes at Catawba while I was in high school. I never expected that I would one day work at Catawba! 

Best Advice for Future Students:
You will have a lot of free opportunities to participate in student activities and to attend plays, concerts, games, lectures, extra-curricular classes, and events. Take advantage of them! You may find out that you like something you would not have considered before, and it may even become a lifelong interest. If you wait until after graduation to try those things you’ll usually have to pay – sometimes a lot! - for a ticket.