Maria J. Walker
President
“Be not hearers who forget but doers who act for you will be blessed in the doing”- St. James
About Mrs. Maria Walker:
Started at La Salle Academy in 2023
Education:
- Temple University, BA English and Classics Minor
- Bryn Mawr College, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute
Experience:
- Began as President of La Salle Academy in 2023
- Drexel University- Project Director of Action for Early Learning and Acting Executive Director of the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships (12 years)
- After School Activities Partnerships - Executive Director
- CITE Business School- Lead Teaching Instructor/Senior Employment Specialist
- U.S. Representative Thomas M. Foglietta - Congressional District Office Policy Director and District Office Director
- The South Philadelphia Review-Chronicle- Editor
Fun Facts:
- Mrs. Walker’s favorite candy is Snickers!
- Her favorite memory from school was learning about the saints. Mrs. Walker’s favorite saint is St. Katherine Drexel because “she was a Philly girl.”