Johnnie Walker has excelled in the music and entertainment industry for over 30 years mastering broadcasting, marketing and recorded music. As a seasoned professional, she is passionate about advancing the female agenda in entertainment. The Founder and CEO of NABFEME, the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment, Inc... a professional guild of networks in the USA, Canada, and Africa, Walker is also Creator/Creative Director of Women Who Jam!® a national radio show and music showcase series. Appointed by the Mayor, Walker served as Music Commissioner for the City of Memphis and is the current Executive Director of Memphis Music Matters. Walker led the Black Music Division of DreamWorks Records and holds the distinction of being named the first female Sr. Vice President of Promotion for Def Jam Recordings. In 2005 she was honored by Rev. Jesse Jackson & Rainbow/PUSH with the "Woman of Conscience Award;" in 2006 she received Delta Sigma Theta’s "Osceola Award," the highest honor is given to professionals in the arts; in 2009 Women’s eNews named Walker one of New York's "21 Leaders for the 21st Century;" in 2010 Memphis news journal, the Tri-State Defender named Walker a “Woman of Excellence,” she received the Black Music Pioneer Award from the Los Angeles arm of the Black Employee Network of the Interpublic Group in 2012 and received the 2017 Memphis Stone Award for International Career Excellence in Entertainment. www.nabfeme.org