Michelle Walker-Davis

Dr. Michelle J. Walker-Davis joined the DC Public Charter School Board in August 2020 as the Executive Director - and brought with her over 20 years of deep expertise in school administration, education policy, nonprofit management, and community outreach. She spent seven years early in her career working in DC on education, as senior advisor on education to former Mayor Anthony Williams, chief of strategic planning and policy for DCPS, and in the District’s Office of Budget and Planning. Most recently, Dr. Walker-Davis was executive director of Generation Next, a coalition of civic, business, and education leaders from across Minneapolis and Saint Paul, MN, dedicated to closing achievement and opportunity gaps. Prior to Generation Next, Dr. Walker-Davis was for nine years with the St. Paul, MN Public Schools - a culturally diverse, urban school district of 39,000 students and 6,500 employees where she played a key role in the revolutionary redesign of the district as it addressed equitable education in the face of issues relating to race and poverty. Dr. Walker-Davis has a Doctor of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and served as a volunteer board member for several education organizations, including an international Montessori training center, regional affordable housing organization, and a local educational reform initiative.

Michelle Walker-Davis is Executive Director for the DC Public Charter School Board.