Throughout 2013, listeners will hear from presidents of organizations who are global change agents. We will also hear from CEOs of social enterprise businesses who are changing communities and college educators who are taking their students out of the classroom and into surrounding neighborhoods to learn and serve others.
On Saturday, July 27, 2013 join us to hear from one of the Nations Best Advocates Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers in the country, Danelle F. Walker. Tune in to hear her share with us the latest on court cases in the headlines as well issues that often effect our most vulnerable population, our children. With the surge in the need to address issues that put more young people in harms way, there will be more focus on mentoring and volunteering for non-profits and after school programs to help meet the needs of children.
Listen as Walker gives input on best practices to help parents, schools, non-profits, and volunteers be great advocates at home and in the community for school children, teens, and young adults. Hear Walker discuss how we all must be eyes and ears to address issues and concerns before they become media headlines.
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More About Dannelle F. Walker
Dannelle F. Walker, Esq. is an education lawyer and policy-maker. She
currently serves as General Counsel for the Tennessee State Board of
Education where she advises the State Board on all legal matters,
represents the Board in teacher license revocation, suspension, and
denial proceedings, and manages all aspects of the charter school
appeals process. Prior to joining the State Board staff, Ms. Walker
served as District Policy Advisor for Metropolitan Nashville Public
Schools.
Among her many professional accomplishments, Ms. Walker was instrumental in establishing the first Bullying Task Force within Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools to address the persistent issues around the school system’s response to bullying; she co-authored legislation that made it easier for foster care children in Tennessee to access quality education; she has promulgated rules making it more difficult for sexual predators to teach in any Tennessee classroom; and she is undertaking efforts to reform attendance guidelines to reduce truancy across the state. She has dedicated her career to working toward quality educational outcomes for all kids. This dedication has led her to becoming a trusted legal mind on education law in Tennessee and contributing to the discussion on issues surrounding law and education in the nation.
A frequent speaker on education law and policy topics, Ms. Walker has given lectures and presentations before the Education Law Association, Lawyers’ Association for Women, Tennessee School Boards Association, and the Lipscomb University College of Education.
Ms. Walker is a 2009 graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law, where
she was a Dean’s Scholar and President of the Cynthia Nance Chapter of the Black Law Students Association. She is also a 2006 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies. She is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Tennessee and holds memberships in the Tennessee Bar Association, Napier-Looby Bar Association, Education Law Association, National Council of School Board Attorneys, and the Marion Griffin Chapter of the Lawyers’ Association for Women.
A native Nashvillian, Ms. Walker is active in many organizations throughout her community, serving as President-Elect of the Napier-Looby Bar Association, Education Liaison for the Social and Political Action Ministry at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and former Troop Leader for Girl Scouts of West End Middle School. In 2011, Ms. Walker was featured in The Tennessean‘s “Next Up”, a section highlighting the contributions of leaders under 35 in Middle Tennessee. In 2012, she was selected by the Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation as a 2012 Nashville Emerging Leader and by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as one of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30. In 2013, she was named one of the Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40 by the National Bar Association and IMPACT.
Ms. Walker lives by this quote from Henry David Thoreau, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Life the live you’ve imagined.”
Among her many professional accomplishments, Ms. Walker was instrumental in establishing the first Bullying Task Force within Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools to address the persistent issues around the school system’s response to bullying; she co-authored legislation that made it easier for foster care children in Tennessee to access quality education; she has promulgated rules making it more difficult for sexual predators to teach in any Tennessee classroom; and she is undertaking efforts to reform attendance guidelines to reduce truancy across the state. She has dedicated her career to working toward quality educational outcomes for all kids. This dedication has led her to becoming a trusted legal mind on education law in Tennessee and contributing to the discussion on issues surrounding law and education in the nation.
A frequent speaker on education law and policy topics, Ms. Walker has given lectures and presentations before the Education Law Association, Lawyers’ Association for Women, Tennessee School Boards Association, and the Lipscomb University College of Education.
Ms. Walker is a 2009 graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law, where
she was a Dean’s Scholar and President of the Cynthia Nance Chapter of the Black Law Students Association. She is also a 2006 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies. She is licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Tennessee and holds memberships in the Tennessee Bar Association, Napier-Looby Bar Association, Education Law Association, National Council of School Board Attorneys, and the Marion Griffin Chapter of the Lawyers’ Association for Women.
A native Nashvillian, Ms. Walker is active in many organizations throughout her community, serving as President-Elect of the Napier-Looby Bar Association, Education Liaison for the Social and Political Action Ministry at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and former Troop Leader for Girl Scouts of West End Middle School. In 2011, Ms. Walker was featured in The Tennessean‘s “Next Up”, a section highlighting the contributions of leaders under 35 in Middle Tennessee. In 2012, she was selected by the Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation as a 2012 Nashville Emerging Leader and by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as one of Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30. In 2013, she was named one of the Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40 by the National Bar Association and IMPACT.
Ms. Walker lives by this quote from Henry David Thoreau, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Life the live you’ve imagined.”
Photo credits: DFW
