WLW Staff

Write Life Workshops is blessed with outstanding staff who bring their unique gifts and writing experience to enhance the WLW team.

Andi Lehman has written articles for local and international publications, contributed to Chicken Soup for the Soul, and authored two holiday devotional books. She graduated from the University of Memphis with a bachelor degree in Communications.

Lehman serves as an Education Specialist for MS Wildlife Rehab and actively promotes wildlife education as a popular public speaker, and she is currently working on a series of children’s books about nature related topics. She wrote the grant proposal which established 154 acres as the ARK Nature Center in Hernando, MS. 

A Christian speaker and teacher, Valerie Ray writes for a national audience in her email groups The Sister Circle and At The King’s Table. She also shares devotional truths from God’s Word to a mobile ministry called the Text Crew. Her first published work appeared in Life Lesson For The Teacher by Write Integrity.

As a gifted encourager, Ray has a passion for drawing the heart of others to the heart of God. She offers inspiration to writers though The Write Journey, her column in the The Write Life, the WLW’s monthly newsletter.

Amazon sold its first book in 1995. That same year, Patricia Durgin began studying online marketing. Since then, she’s invested thousands of dollars to learn from leaders in the field, and countless hours adapting those principles for Christian writers and speakers.

Patricia built her business upon Acts 3:1-10, offering her expertise for free in certain environments, along with paid coaching and training programs.A certified Christian writer and speaker coach, Patricia helps Christian communicators convert their spiritual gifts into a marketable message, products, and services. Then she helps them create their brand and grow their platform by serving their audience.


To learn more, visit the WLW Directors page.