Rebecca Walker
Board Member
REBECCA K. WALKER ("BWOK") IS IN HER 47TH YEAR OF TEACHING MUSIC EDUCATION AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS AS THE CHORAL MUSIC TEACHER AND FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT HEAD AT DOUGLAS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. EACH DAY, SHE MENTORS AND TEACHES OVER 250 STUDENTS, FOSTERING A LOVE FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS.
REBECCA'S ACADEMIC JOURNEY BEGAN AT NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI JUNIOR COLLEGE, WHERE SHE EARNED HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE BEFORE OBTAINING HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION FROM MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY. DEDICATED TO BOTH HER STUDENTS AND THE BROADER MUSIC COMMUNITY, SHE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE ALABAMA VOCAL ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, AND NAFME.
A COMMITTED MEMBER OF THE BETA KAPPA CHAPTER OF ALPHA DELTA KAPPA, REBECCA SERVED AS THE ALABAMA ALTRUISTIC CHAIRMAN FROM 2012-2016, PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN RAISING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR CHILDREN'S OF BIRMINGHAM. SHE ALSO CHAIRS THE FINE ARTS GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS FINE ARTS EDUCATORS WORLDWIDE.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, REBECCA HAS DEVOTED 26 YEARS TO SERVING AS A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AND PIANIST AT THE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN ALBERTVILLE. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN A PRIVATE VOICE INSTRUCTOR FOR THE ALABAMA SCHOOL OF GOSPEL MUSIC FOR OVER TWO DECADES.
HER HOBBIES INCLUDE COOKING, READING UPLIFTING BOOKS, PLAYING PIANO, SINGING, AND CHEERING ON HER FAVORITE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS. MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND, LARRY WALKER, FOR 49 YEARS, SHE CHERISHES TIME WITH THEIR SON, CHAD, A POLICE OFFICER IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THEIR TWO BELOVED GRANDDAUGHTERS.
REBECCA'S LIFELONG DEDICATION TO MUSIC EDUCATION, SERVICE, AND MENTORSHIP CONTINUES TO SHAPE AND INSPIRE COUNTLESS STUDENTS AND FELLOW EDUCATORS.
REBECCA'S ACADEMIC JOURNEY BEGAN AT NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI JUNIOR COLLEGE, WHERE SHE EARNED HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE BEFORE OBTAINING HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION FROM MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY. DEDICATED TO BOTH HER STUDENTS AND THE BROADER MUSIC COMMUNITY, SHE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE ALABAMA VOCAL ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, AND NAFME.
A COMMITTED MEMBER OF THE BETA KAPPA CHAPTER OF ALPHA DELTA KAPPA, REBECCA SERVED AS THE ALABAMA ALTRUISTIC CHAIRMAN FROM 2012-2016, PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN RAISING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR CHILDREN'S OF BIRMINGHAM. SHE ALSO CHAIRS THE FINE ARTS GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS FINE ARTS EDUCATORS WORLDWIDE.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, REBECCA HAS DEVOTED 26 YEARS TO SERVING AS A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AND PIANIST AT THE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN ALBERTVILLE. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN A PRIVATE VOICE INSTRUCTOR FOR THE ALABAMA SCHOOL OF GOSPEL MUSIC FOR OVER TWO DECADES.
HER HOBBIES INCLUDE COOKING, READING UPLIFTING BOOKS, PLAYING PIANO, SINGING, AND CHEERING ON HER FAVORITE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS. MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND, LARRY WALKER, FOR 49 YEARS, SHE CHERISHES TIME WITH THEIR SON, CHAD, A POLICE OFFICER IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THEIR TWO BELOVED GRANDDAUGHTERS.
REBECCA'S LIFELONG DEDICATION TO MUSIC EDUCATION, SERVICE, AND MENTORSHIP CONTINUES TO SHAPE AND INSPIRE COUNTLESS STUDENTS AND FELLOW EDUCATORS.