Society often believes people are products of their environment. As a young woman growing up in a poverty-stricken single-parent home, Dr. Shree Walker refused to be a victim of circumstance. Being the eldest of six children and the backbone of her family, she has been faced with many obstacles. Without any heroes to look to, she had to become her own. Dr. Walker was determined not to live as a victim or a statistic. Dr. Walker is an educator, motivational speaker, and author who provides transformative professional and personal development opportunities for life-learners.
She can relate to other survivors through the pain, the courage, the conquering, and the reality that there is still a life after the pain. Dr. Walker is sunshine in a hurricane and came to this planet to change the world.
Dr. Walker is the founder of Resilient Walker. She formerly served as Director of Special Education and Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) in Los Angeles County and as the Director of Section 504 and Special Populations for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in Nashville, Tennessee. She also served as an Adjunct Professor at Belmont University and serves on the leadership committee for the Sexual Assault Center, Nashville Tennessee. Dr. Walker utilizes practical resolutions to support diverse learners and develops policies and procedures to ensure students have improved educational outcomes, educational stability, minimal disruptions, and endless possibilities. She received a Doctorate of Curriculum and Instruction from Tennessee State University, Education Specialist of Administration and Supervision from Tennessee State University, a Master of Special Education from Lipscomb University, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Fisk University. Dr. Walker participated in a Public Education Leadership Project with Harvard University and published her first book, Resilient Walker (2018).
Keynotes & Workshops
Are you looking for an in-person or virtual keynote or workshop to set the tone for an event? Do you want to send individuals home with relevant information to help them improve their lives?
Dr. Shree Walker’s presentations move all participants to the next level. Her keynotes and workshops cause a Magical Disruption that shifts the mindset of all attendees and enables them to effectively serve, guide, and lead. Ultimately, the change empowers them to move from broken to healed, from overwhelmed to overwhelming, decimating their circumstances and lifting them to resiliency. And one who is resilient cannot be broken.
Audience
The target audience is anyone seeking change.
The primary audiences include, professional development seekers, educational professionals, colleges and universities, students (grades 6-12), religious organizations, athletic organizations, correctional facilities, residential treatment facilities, mental health professionals, trauma care professionals, non-profit organizations.
Topics
The Power of One
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners
Trauma: Impact, Self-Discovery, and Core Beliefs
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