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After receiving her undergraduate degree from Catawba College where she studied theatre and dance, Liz embarked on a career in the performing arts, appearing on stage and in film and television. Her work as an actor has taken her all over the country. Liz decided to embark on a brand new adventure when she enrolled in Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing, where she graduated with honors, earning a second bachelor’s degree. Today, Liz is a certified lactation consultant at St. Mary’s Hospital, where she was recognized with a DAISY award for demonstrating extraordinary compassion and skill in her profession. She lives in Richmond, VA with her husband, Andrew Hamm; their children, Ruby, Gabriel, Francis, and Paul; their dog Obi-Wan; and their cats, Henry and Hermione. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b5246c3ee17593d581ec9f3/1533528598573-94RFTV9L7KLQZNTCZ3XX/Andrew+Ballard Bios - Andrew Ballard Andrew has worked as an educator, actor, and author. He is currently a standardized patient educator at the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Clinical Skills Center, where he gets to combine his passion for education and performance. Andrew’s past work in education includes teaching theatre arts to high school students and serving as the program manager for New Voices for the Theater, a high school playwriting residency at SPARC, the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community. Andrew was recognized as Teacher of the Year for the 2020–2021 school year at Eastern View High School. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous theatrical, film, and television productions. As an author, he has written texts for performance in addition to co-authoring the The Great Big Ark in the Sky with sister, Liz Ballard Hamm. Andrew holds a B.A. in theatre from James Madison University and an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology—Social Foundations from the University of Virginia. 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