Deedra Walker brings a diverse background as the Executive Director of the Essence of Fitness Charities, Inc. and as an Independent Insurance Agent & Adjuster. She began her career as an accountant and financial analyst for various prestigious firms including PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of South Carolina, Bank of America & Sabre Decision Technologies.  Her passion for helping and serving led her to become a Financial Planner and guest speaker.  She has also owned and operated her family’s portfolio of businesses including a Smoothie Factory franchise where she consulted customers on Sports Nutrition & Natural Products and investment real estate holdings.

 

Deedra has served on various boards and committees, as well.  In addition to the serving on the Board of Directors of The Hall-Martin Legacy Foundation, Inc., she held a six-year commission on the finance committee of St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas where she had direct policy and disbursement responsibility for a $3,000,000 annual budget both as Chairperson and Treasurer. She previously served as a trustee and assistant leader of the Sports and Wellness Community at Johnson Chapel Community Church (now Disciple Central Community Church) in DeSoto, Texas.  She also enjoys supporting community endeavors such as being a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

 

Deedra earned a B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Union University and as a Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Fellow, received an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin.  Ms. Walker is the mother of three and grandmother of two.