Lesa Walker Email & Phone Number

I have worked as a physician in the field of public health & preventive medicine for 30+ years, focusing on improving service systems for children & youth with disabilities & their families at the local, state, & national levels. Due to human impact on the environment, climate change, & the global environmental devastations facing humans & all species, I believe each of us must work to address these issues. Now I focus my work on environmental sustainability, wildlife conservation, & environmental justice. I work as a consultant for the Environmental Defense Fund; serve as a Climate Reality Leader (training completed July, 2020) & an ecoAmerica Climate for Health Ambassador (training completed May, 2021); participate in the Natural Resources Defense Council's Call to Action; & lend support to Wild Tomorrow Fund. I continuously seek ways to contribute my time & energy.I serve as Founder & Director of the Compassionate Austin movement & the Compassionate Austin Co-op (part of the Charter for Compassion's global compassionate communities campaign) & was instrumental in gaining an Austin City Council Resolution designating Austin as a Compassionate City. I was an initial Organizer of the OpenIDEO Austin Chapter. I use my creative energy to engage people in the practice "3D" Compassion (caring for others, self, & the Earth). Global change ultimately depends on each of us & a critical mass of individuals choosing to make changes in the way we live day-to-day & striving together to address local & global challenges. I am convinced that world transformation depends on personal transformation & action. As a wife & mother, I am passionate about family & the importance of nurturing children. My interests & pursuits in life are diverse (6th Degree -Master- Black Belt in Kung Fu; 4th Degree- Sifu- Black Sash in Tai Chi; volunteer community service in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa; wildlife conservation; published art, poetry, and film; 7 marathons). I have written/directed/produced “The Gift,” a short-film with a story-line of compassion. *My professional education & training: MD, Baylor College of Medicine; MPH, University of Texas School of Public Health; Preventive Medicine/Public Health residency, University of Michigan School of Public Health; board-certification, General Preventive Medicine & Public Health; & clinical work, Pediatrics.

Listed skills include Nonprofits, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Social Media, and 18 others.