Walter Fields is the founder of the Black Parents Workshop, Inc., a not-for-profit parents advocacy organization based in South Orange-Maplewood, NJ that championed a landmark federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Black students in the local school district. Walter previously served as Director of Public Affairs for the New York Trial Lawyers Association, and Vice President for Government Relations for the Community Service Society in New York City. Upon his relocation to Maryland, he has assumed the role of Co-Chairperson of the Advisory Council Strong Schools Maryland, a statewide education equity advocacy organization. In addition, he serves on the Board of Child First Authority, an organization that sponsors in-school and out-of-school programming at twelve Baltimore City community schools. In the past, Walter was a Member of the Prince George’s County (MD) Board of Education, appointed by County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, and served as the Chair of the Policy and Governance Committee.  He served for many years on the Board of the New Jersey State Conference of the N.A.A.C.P. and was the organization’s political director.

His background also includes work as an award-winning journalist and experience in every medium of journalism – daily press, magazines, radio, television, and Internet news. He was hired by NBC News as an original political contributor on the MSNBC Cable News Channel and for MSNBC.com, contributor to National Public Radio (NPR), news anchor on WRKS “KISS-FM” in New York City, Contributing Editor to New Jersey Reporter Magazine, and Publisher of City Limits Magazine in New York City. Walter Fields has also been a strong advocate for diversity in media and accountability in reporting. Walter has also been an adjunct professor in political science at Montclair State University and a Visiting Lecturer in public policy at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan.  Walter has consulted on projects in Japan, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland.