Jim Wimpress
Chairman
Jim Wimpress is a growth operator and nonprofit leader focused on measurable impact. As Chairman of Walk For A Hero, he helps drive the Finish This…
Who We Are
Our Team
The people accountable for every dollar raised and every exoskeleton delivered — named, with their real backgrounds, so you know exactly who is running this mission day to day. Our advisors bring the military experience and lived perspective that keeps it honest.
Leadership
Leadership & Staff
Debbie Faris
Executive Director
Debbie Faris brings a world of experience to a mission that hits close to home. A Fortune 500 executive, author, and international creative producer,…
Tim Dillard
Board Member
Tim Dillard is a seasoned entrepreneur, brand strategist, and media and technology executive with experience spanning marketing, entertainment,…
Founder
The Promise Behind The Mission
Founder
Glenn Baker
Founder, Walk For A Hero Foundation
Desert Storm VeteranRecording ArtistDocumentary Filmmaker
Glenn Baker is a U.S. Army Desert Storm veteran who came home carrying more than most people ever see. He rebuilt his life twice — first in business, then from the ground up — before returning to songwriting and reconnecting with Nashville's music scene, where a fundraiser for wounded veterans put him back in front of an audience that needed him.
That night became "Finish This Fight," an anthem that grew into a documentary, and a documentary that put Glenn face-to-face with Iraq War veteran Joshua L. Holm — paralyzed, still leading, still serving, and still without the exoskeleton that could put him back on his feet. Glenn made a promise that day. Walk For A Hero is that promise, kept for one hero and now being kept for a hundred.
“As a soldier, we made an oath to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. As a Warfighter, we also made an oath to our battle buddies to never leave anybody behind. We have left Warriors behind, and this mission is to fix that and get those Warriors back on their feet.”
Advisors
Board of Advisors
Barry Jackson
U.S. Army Master Sergeant (Ret.)
Barry Jackson is a devoted Christian husband, father, and mentor, married to his high school sweetheart for 42 years. Together they raised three…
“My mission is simple: to encourage and equip the next generation of men to become strong leaders, devoted husbands, loving fathers, and faithful servants.”
Craig “Sawman” Sawyer
Former U.S. Navy SEAL (DEVGRU)
Craig “Sawman” Sawyer began his military career in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983 before moving to the U.S. Navy, where he graduated BUD/S Class 149…
Dr. Pete Chambers
Green Beret & Special Operations Flight Surgeon (Ret.)
Dr. Pete Chambers is a decorated U.S. Army veteran whose 39-year military career spanned Active Duty, the Reserves and the National Guard. He began…
Bishop Leon Benjamin
Gulf War Veteran · Senior Pastor, New Life Harvest Church
Bishop Leon Benjamin is a Gulf War veteran and, for twenty-five years, Senior Pastor of New Life Harvest Church in Richmond, Virginia, where he and…
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