Bishop Paul Walker is a distinguished public-sector executive, faith leader, and community advocate with more than three decades of experience advancing government accountability, public safety, equity, and community-centered service. His professional background spans federal program management, civilian oversight, human rights advocacy, and nonprofit executive leadership. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for leading complex organizations, strengthening governance frameworks, cultivating strategic partnerships, and delivering results that promote institutional integrity and improve community outcomes.

As Chair of the Montgomery County Police Accountability Board, Bishop Walker provides strategic leadership and policy oversight for the county’s civilian law-enforcement accountability system. In this role, he advances initiatives that promote transparency, statutory compliance, responsible policing, and public trust. His leadership includes establishing governance standards, shaping long-range policy priorities, representing the Board before elected officials and community stakeholders, and supporting processes designed to ensure fairness, independence, and integrity in oversight decisions.

From 2022 to 2024, Bishop Walker served as the elected Chair of the Administrative Charging Committee, a civilian oversight body charged with reviewing law-enforcement investigations and issuing charging determinations. Under his leadership, the Committee helped establish the operational foundation of Montgomery County’s accountability framework, including core process tools, staff support structures, and standard operating procedures. His disciplined, evidence-based approach contributed to a transparent, impartial, and credible decision-making process.

 

In federal service, Bishop Walker has held senior roles overseeing multimillion-dollar portfolios, complex contracts, and mission-critical facilities operations. As a Project Manager and Core II Specialist with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Administration, he manages a $225 million contract portfolio, oversees multiple contractor organizations, addresses high-impact performance and compliance matters, and ensures fiscal stewardship across major federal programs. His work has included coordinating incident-response efforts, identifying and resolving financial discrepancies, and supporting ethical, timely, and accountable contract execution.

Previously, Bishop Walker served with the Department of Defense as a Facility Supervisor, Contract Manager, and Branch Head, providing executive-level oversight of federal facilities, contract administration, workforce operations, and compliance programs.

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In these capacities, he supported procurement strategies, managed performance assessment programs, interpreted complex contract requirements, and contributed to the stewardship of a $625 million Navy Working Capital Fund budget.

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In addition to his government service, Bishop Walker is the Founder, Pastor, and Chief Executive Officer of Healing and Deliverance Ministry, Inc., where he provides visionary executive leadership for programs focused on public safety, youth development, workforce readiness, food security, and social-service support. Consecrated as Bishop in 2014, he has developed partnerships with government agencies, community organizations, businesses, and faith institutions. Through this work, he has overseen initiatives that distribute more than 170,000 pounds of food annually to low-income families and has led life-skills, reentry, apprenticeship, certification, and career-readiness programs that empower individuals and strengthen communities.

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Bishop Walker’s longstanding commitment to civic leadership, justice, and public service has been recognized through numerous honors and appointments, including the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023 and induction into the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights Hall of Fame in 2018. He has served as Sub-Co-Chair of the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, a member of the County Executive Transition Team, a consultant to the Equal Justice Initiative Memorial Commission, and a community advisory board member for the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 clinical trials initiative.

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Bishop Walker studied Project Management at Howard County Community College and earned an Associate of Arts in Business Administration from Associated Business Careers Institute. He also holds Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer’s Representatives. Across every aspect of his work, Bishop Walker demonstrates an enduring commitment to ethical leadership, operational excellence, collaborative problem-solving, and service that advances dignity, accountability, and opportunity.