Finding Your Courage

Liz Hamor (she/her) will say that her work isn’t just her passion, it’s her calling. After earning a Masters degree in ESOL and Bilingual education from Kansas State University, she taught in low-income schools in Emporia, KS, and San Antonio, TX. She continually advocated for her students and their families who faced barriers with education, language and income, before starting her family with her husband and moving to Las Vegas. After a brief two-year stint in Las Vegas where she loved the weather and outdoor adventures but missed friendlier people, her small family jumped at an opportunity to move back to Kansas in 2008.  Once back in Wichita, Liz became an “accidental” ministry leader, co-founding a moms’ group at her church that grew into a ministry, prepping her for the next path on her calling journey. In 2013 Liz co-founded GLSEN Greater Wichita (now GLSEN Kansas), a local chapter of a national organization that works to ensure all students feel safe, valued, and respected in K-12 schools regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression. After seven years of working diligently to ensure that Kansas schools are safer and more inclusive for ALL students (and taking years of Kansas Leadership Center courses) she decided to take a leap of faith and expand on the leadership coaching business she started in 2019. This Spring she is transitioning out of her Chapter Director role within GLSEN Kansas to focus on her leadership consulting business, Center of Daring. She’s excited about continuing her work with individuals and people from all sectors to empower and support folks ready to be courageous catalysts in their communities.  She currently lives in a Wichita suburb with her spouse, two kids, and doggo, and volunteers on various site councils, committees, and coalitions. "