Lawanna Hawk, Parent Representative Lawanna is our newest board member at Willow Creek Charter School. Lawanna and her husband Doug are the proud parents of two WCCS kids. Her “Mom on a Mission” approach to being involved at Willow Creek Charter comes from years of experience of community service.  Lawanna has served on the Board of directors of Noah Homes in San Diego for developmentally disabled adults. It was from that experience that she discovered a talent for fundraising and connecting people for purposeful living. She continued with community outreaches in Prescott with assisting and organizing relief efforts for victims of hurricane Katrina. In addition, she has participated in organizing large community events hosted by local churches for the past 8 years.  She is a strong advocate for our Side By Side reading program since volunteering last year. She is excited to be a part of the board at WCCS because of the philosophy of embracing every child’s uniqueness and providing the tools necessary for academic achievement. Ginger Hancock, Board President Ginger Hancock is one of the original teachers at Willow Creek Charter School, teaching here from 1999-2000 and 2004-2005. She earned her BA in elementary education from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her emphasis is in reading instruction and most of her eleven years of teaching experience has been in public and charter schools, teaching grades K through 2. Ms. Hancock has also taught in the private and home school settings. She has served on two school boards, including the board here at Willow Creek Charter School. Ms. Hancock and her husband David have two teenage daughters and love living in her hometown of Prescott. Ms. Hancock is currently serving as Board Secretary. Shannon Lynch, Education Representative Shannon Lynch received her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and Sociology at Northern Arizona University. She went on to get her post-degree dual teaching certification in Elementary and Special Education, concurrently earning a Masters in Special Education. Throughout her college years, she was employed in elementary and special education classrooms of varying ages. Her philosophy lies in encouraging the development of each student's unique strengths as well as fostering a safe environment in which to overcome individual challenges. She also strives to integrate the arts throughout her curriculum and nurture an enthusiasm for learning in her students. Yvonne Bush, Community Representative Yvonne is honored to serve on the school board at Willow Creek Charter School. For the past seven years she has been a Prescott Justice Court Hearing Officer. Yvonne is the author of two books and is currently working on her third. She has traveled internationally on short term missions. She volunteered in the cancer unit of a children's hospital in Russia, orphanages in Romania, and taught in Junior/Senior High Schools in Romania. In 2003, she spoke at a Conference on Abnormal Child Development in Taipei, Taiwan. She speaks at meetings locally, as well. Yvonne's biography is in Marquis "Who's Who of American Women". Yvonne is retired from Child Protective Services. In 1994, the State of Arizona, Division of Children and Family Services, honored her work by awarding her Employee of the Quarter. She was chosen out of over five thousand employees. Yvonne received a Letter of Appreciation from the Office of the Attorney General for her work on difficult cases. Yvonne has an AA in General Education from Yavapai College, BA in Counseling/Psychology from Prescott College and MA in Counseling and Family Studies from Prescott College. Yvonne and her husband, Bill, have enjoyed living in Prescott for the past 26 years.