Daniel Walker

Daniel Walker

Daniel Walker

Community Planning Extension Specialist
Community Planning- Purdue Campus
765.496.3245

Daniel Walker is a Community Development Regional Educator located in the Purdue Extension Community Development Program and the Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources//Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.

Daniel collaborates with Purdue Extension staff, community leaders, stakeholders, and interest groups within the Great Lakes Region through programs that combine research-based tools with community planning processes to help community leaders engage with stakeholders on complex issues.

Daniel is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and brings regional, county, and municipal planning and economic development experience to the program. Daniel holds a Master’s degree of urban and regional planning from Ball State University and a Bachelor’s degree from Monmouth College (IL). He also earned a secondary educator’s license in the State of Illinois.

Recent News

Purdue Extension.
The American Citizen Planner – Looking Back & Planning Ahead

Since its adaptation by a subcommittee of the Purdue Land Use Team in 2019, the ACP-IN Signature...

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Purdue Extension.
“Save the Date” for Indiana’s Land Use Summit

When I speak to community leaders throughout Indiana as part of Purdue Extension’s...

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Purdue Extension.
The Project for Public Spaces

As we begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, how do we re-engage community through...

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Purdue Extension.
American Citizen Planner Opens Spring 2021 Registration

Purdue Extension and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant will open registration for American Citizen...

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Purdue Extension.
New American Citizen Planner Module

To further the Community Development Program’s commitment to addressing diversity, equity,...

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Purdue Extension.
Hybrid Engagement

In October, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant kicked off a multi-meeting series focused on creating an...

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