Desirae Walker

Desirae’ Walker serves as the Fellowship Program Coordinator for the Forge Institute. She is a native of Nashville, Arkansas. She obtained her Bachelors of Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing and Masters of Public Administration from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas. Desirae’ started her career in the Arkansas State Government where she served in various positions such as Budget Analyst and Program Manager for 8 years. She then switched to the private sector where she has remained. She served in the U.S. Army Reserves for 12 years. 

Desirae’ is the mother of a daughter Kylei, and she is a die hard Arkansas Razorbacks and New England Patriots fan. In her spare time, she is a devoted competitive dance mom for her daughter who is on the competition team at Dance Dynamics in Little Rock, Arkansas.