Amber Gorman Walker is the editorial director at Bellwether in the External Relations team. 

Since joining Bellwether in 2021, Amber has overseen organizationwide editorial strategy designed to amplify Bellwether’s impact. She manages content production for all Bellwether publications and has edited thousands of pages of materials that amplify the full range of the team’s expertise and insights.

Prior to Bellwether, Amber spent more than 15 years working in corporate and nonprofit strategic communications in a variety of sectors, including education, energy, technology, and agriculture. Among other roles, Amber was the director of marketing and communications at DC Prep, managing a broad portfolio for the highest-performing network of charter schools in the District of Columbia as it scaled up to serve more students. Amber began her career in public policy on Capitol Hill in the U.S. Senate and in strategic C-Suite communications at the Glover Park Group (now, FGS Global). 

Amber received a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and lives in North Carolina with her husband and two dogs.

Why I do this work:

I grew up in a rural, resource-constrained public school system in Arizona for most of my childhood. A handful of exceptional teachers fueled my passion for learning, paving the way for me to be a first-generation college graduate. I believe that every child should have access to a high-quality education and to the limitless doors it opens.