Resume

Personal/Background

Born in Fairbanks, raised in Delta and Valdez
Party Affiliation: Republican
Family: Married 32 years to Donna P. Walker, four children: Lindsay (27), Tessa (25), Adam (24), Jordan (20).
Graduated from Valdez High School in 1969 (Student Body President, Varsity Basketball Team)

Post-Secondary Education

B.S. degree (1973) in Business Administration from Lewis and Clark College, Portland
J.D. (1983) University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University); admitted to the Alaska Bar Association in 1983. Also admitted to practice before the 9th Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.

Public and Community Service

Global Health Outreach Medical Mission to prisons in Guyana in conjunction with Christian Medical and Dental Association and Prison Fellowship International (logistics volunteer) – January 2007, especially enjoyed working with prisoners on death row
President (3 terms) and charter member of Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council (RCAC) – 1989 to 2001
President (2 terms), Alaska Municipal Attorneys’ Association
Mayor, City of Valdez – 1979 to 1980
City Councilman, City of Valdez – 1978 to 1980
OMAR (Organization for the Management of Alaska’s Resources, predecessor to
Resource Development Council) in effort to obtain presidential approval for
an all Alaskan gasline – 1977 to 1978
Alaska Municipal League – guest speaker and panel member on numerous occasions
School Board Member, Sonrise Christian School (Anchorage) 1991 to 1993
Sunday School Teacher (3 years), 1st Presbyterian Church (Anchorage)
Member – 1st Presbyterian Church (Anchorage) from 1988 to 2007, currently attending Faith Christian Community Church
YMCA Youth Basketball and Soccer Coach – 1992 to 1994

Work Experience

Attorney/Owner: Walker and Levesque LLC law firm – 1995 to present. The firm is a general practice with emphasis in oil and gas and municipal law. Bill represents many Alaskan municipalities as well as serving as general counsel to the Alaska Gasline Port Authority.
Attorney: Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell, and Brundin: 1983-95; Chairman, Municipal Law Department and; served as one of the managing partners for law firm of 50+ attorneys
Owner: Bill Walker Construction Co., Valdez: 1975-80
Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction worker and member of Alaska Laborers’, Carpenters’ and Teamsters’ Unions: 1970-74
Commercial fisherman (Prince William Sound) – 1969