 From 1994 until 2013, the small staff was headed by director Christopher W. Mitchell (author of "Through the Wardrobe and into the Mind of C. S. Lewis", 2009), until his departure to teach at Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University.From 2013 until 2018, the Wade Center was headed by Associate Director Marjorie Lamp Mead (author of "A Reader's Guide Through the Wardrobe