National Staff

Daniel Carter Walker

Spouse: Leslea
Children: Tim, Hannah, Doug
High School: St. George's
College: B.A., Amherst College
Graduate Degree: M.S.W., Columbia University
Hometown: New Canaan (5-10) & New Haven (10-18), CT
Interests: I love to run, hike the Appalachian trails of New Hampshire and Maine, and play a mean competitive game of basketball. I enjoy raising Tim, Hannah and Doug and am learning to let go of them, which is not so easy. Loving my best friend, Leslea.
Unusual Fact: I'm just picking up the banjo after putting it down 30 years ago.
Been on staff since: 1996
Contact: dwalker@infocus.org

Spouse: Susie
Children: David
High School: Lawrenceville School 1970
College: Trinity College, B.A., 1974
Graduate Degree: M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1979
Hometown: New Canaan, CT
Interests: sailing, outdoor recreation, current affairs, reading & used bookstores. A big fan of NPR.
Unusual Fact: First FOCUS person to sleep a night at the Study Center - after FOCUS was given the property in 1973; I slept on the floor of the Lodge living room one night in June before the rest of the crew arrived.
Been on staff since: 1979
Contact: wbowman@infocus.org

Spouse: Tim
High School: The Bullis School, Potomac, MD
College: University of Richmond
Hometown: Potomac, MD
Interests: FOCUS, horseback riding, running
Unusual Fact: I rode horses competitively throughout high school and college.
Been on staff since: 2003
Contact: jfoster@infocus.org

Spouse: Rich
Children: Harrison and Olivia
High School: Sachem, Ronkonkoma, NY
College: New York University
Hometown: Brooklyn/Holbrook, NY
Interests: Tennis, sewing, painting and drawing
Unusual Fact: Contestant in the "Little Miss America" contest -- a long time ago!
Been on staff since: 2011
Contact: charkey@infocus.org

High School: D.H. Conley High School
College: Appalachian State University
Hometown: Greenville, NC
Interests: Baseball, frisbee, hammocks, Double Stuf Oreos, cereal, hats, being a pirate
Unusual Fact: I love the country of Kenya.
Been on staff since: 2011
Contact: jjoyner@infocus.org

Spouse: George
Hometown: Esher, Surrey, England
Interests: People, travel, calligraphy, cross-country skiing, short term missions, teaching Love & Logic parenting courses, premarital counseling
Unusual Fact: Under the auspices of Eastern European Bible Mission, Pam, her husband George and two young sons traveled to Romania and Hungary for six consecutive summers on short-term missions trips to teach and encourage Christians living under Communism.
Been on staff since: 2001
Contact: pklein@infocus.org

Spouse: Danielle

Spouse: Mandi
Children: Ruby, Owen, Olive, Finn
High School: The Bromfield School
College: University of Iowa
Hometown: Harvard, MA
Interests: My family, cooking, Red Sox, Patriots, throwing things at people
Unusual Fact: I once created and ran a conference in Beijing on Chinese magnetic materials, a subject I know nothing about.
Been on staff since: 2011
Contact: dmaiore@infocus.org

Spouse: Ben
High School: Hawthorne Christian Academy
College: Houghton College
Hometown: Cedar Grove, NJ
Interests: Visiting family in Seattle, scenic hikes, running half marathons, exploring new places with Ben, learning about other cultures, relaxing with a good book and a cup of coffee.
Unusual Fact: I have climbed Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48 states.
Been on staff since: 2011
Contact: avalentine@infocus.org

Registrar

Spouse: I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Joe, for almost 49 years.
Children: We have two sons. Tom lives in Stamford. Doug lives with his wife, Hillary, and our 3 grandchildren, in Doylestown, PA.
College: Ohio State University
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Interests: Sewing and machine embroidery
Unusual Fact: In the summer of 2000, we took a driving tour of the US and Canada. We covered 12,040 miles in 53 days.
Been on staff since: 2011
Contact: awesney@infocus.org

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