Victoria Lawson received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at Furman University. In September, 1999, she left a management position with Sears, Roebuck & Company just before her 10th year with the company in search of a position with a sense of fulfillment and meaning beyond net profit in a place that was more family-friendly. The timing was right and the position of Church Secretary at Embry Hills UMC came open at the same time. What better fit for her needs than the very church in which she had been raised! In May, 2006, Victoria began her role as the Director of Witness & Outreach, a newly developed program position for EHUMC. In 2009, she took the role of Directory of Youth Ministries, serving 6th-12th graders and their families.

Music still plays an active role in her life with recital and other solo work and directing the pre-school/Kindergarten music classes, as well as the children and youth handbells at EHUMC. Previously, she sang with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under Robert Shaw, the DeKalb Choral Guild, and directed adult handbells at Ogelthorpe Presbyterian Church, as well as children and youth choirs at Embry Hills.

Ms. Lawson has two children, Michael and Ashleigh, who attend J. Richards Middle and Cedar Hill Elementary Schools in Gwinnett County. Both are active in church music, karate and baseball/softball in their community.