Background
Walker, Gwendolyn Kaye was born on August 11, 1956 in Houston, Texas, United States. Daughter of Willie Lee Senior and Juanita Walker.
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Gwendolyn Kaye Walker
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Education
Student, University Nevada, 1973-1974; student, Massey Business College, Houston, 1978-1979; graduate, Southern Nevada School Cosmetology, Las Vegas, 1988.
Career
Manager snack shop, St. Lukes Hospital, Houston, 1976-1980; service representative, Centel Tel., Las Vegas, 1980-1985; owner, Nika's Gifts, Las Vegas, 1985-1987; co-owner, Genesis Nails and Gifts, 1987-1989; library assistant, Clark County Library. District, Las Vegas, since 1988; co-owner, Nika's Aftrocentric Gifts, Las Vegas, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member of the board City North Las Vegas Crime Prevention Task Force, 1992-1995. Member of advisory board Kyle Ranch, 1982-1984. Captain neighborhood watch Valley View Estates, since 1984.
Founder, president The Walker African-American Museum and Research Center, Las Vegas, since 1992. Secretary, chairman souvenir booklet and food basket committee Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Committee, 1985-1988. Member Mems. and Advs.for Minority Adoptions, 1982-1984, Democratic Control Committee, 1984-1985, Nevada Black Chamber of Commerce, various election committees.
Leader 4-H, 1969-1973. Leader Swappett drill team, 1970-1973. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Association African-American History Preservation, Nevada Women in History, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
(Nevada Chapter secretary since 1996).
Interests
Connections
1 child, Nika Ayanna Sewell.
Awards
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Recipient Cmty. Svc. award North Las Vegas City Council, 1992, Clark County Commission, 1997, Outstanding Member and Secretary award Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Committee, 1987-1988.Recipient Cmty. Svc. award North Las Vegas City Council, 1992, Clark County Commission, 1997, Outstanding Member and Secretary award Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Committee, 1987-1988.