Stephen Walker was the first male in his family to complete college. After receiving an AAS from Southside Virginia Community College, he pursued his love of history with a BA from Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia -- followed by a Masters Degree in history from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

After completing his graduate work, he taught high school for eight years, 2^nd-5^th grade Social Studies for two years, then worked three years in the Mecklenburg County Public Schools as an Instructional Specialist for Social Studies.

Currently Stephen teaches undergraduate history for Southside Virginia Community College at campuses in Alberta and Keysville, Virginia. He serves as the Program Coordinator for the Virginia Teachers’ Academy at Sweetbriar College near Lynchburg and as Lead Facilitator for The Virginia Master Teacher Seminar at Hampden-Sydney College near Farmville, Virginia. These week-long intensive summer programs attract public school and college teachers from around the state and across the east coast. These residential seminars are designed to promote innovation, creativity, and excellence in classroom instruction.

Stephen’s programs are stocked with stories of the delights of living in a small town in rural Virginia. His love of history is evident with relevant anecdotes from past events and pertinent perspectives of historical figures. His presentation character – Isaiah Walker -- offers a costumed historical interpreter of the settlement and challenges of Colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil War periods in American history. Audience members are apt to learn much about themselves and contemporary culture through his stories from our past.

Stephen Walker lives with his wife Cindy and their three children in Charlotte Court House, Virginia -- where he is also serving his second term as the Mayor of the town.