Dave Walker serves as Deputy Director of the Resourceful Communities. He directs the
Initiative & Faith & Food and Healthy Communities, Healthy Economies work, which
engages rural churches and communities to address social determinants of health
through more effective use of church resources, authentic partnerships, local food
access, economic development, and outdoor engagement. 

Before he joined Resourceful Communities in 2022, he worked as the Co-Director for
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture and operated a community-scale farm in Boone,
North Carolina. Dave holds an M.A. in Appalachian Studies, a Graduate Certificate in
GIS from Appalachian State University, and a B.A. in American Studies from Sewanee.