Known for her role as the director of photography and editor at The PEAK TV, Katie Wallace’s work goes deeper than standing behind the camera. For years, Wallace has spent time volunteering with members of the Lehigh Valley community and finds the feeling of helping others to be more empowering than any other gift.
Wallace volunteers with the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Emerging Leaders and, more specifically, with the students of Fountain Hill Elementary, a United Way Community School. Recently, she coordinated a large project for the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley’s Volunteer Challenge, which included painting a mural for Good Shepherd Rehabilitation patients to admire. In addition, Wallace frequently volunteers at Mary’s Shelter in Bethlehem.
“Education is the initiative that is most important to me,” she says. “I love spending time working with children.” Her hard work and dedication doesn’t go unnoticed. In 2014, Wallace was in the “Finest Under Forty” class of fundraisers for her work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and, in 2016, she received the Spirit of Volunteerism Award from the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley. “Volunteering and giving back makes me feel great,” says Wallace. “I think more people should get involved in their communities.”
