Neva Walker

Life and Strategy Certified Coach, IME Consulting

San Francisco Fellow, Class of 2015 Alumna

Neva Walker is a life and strategy certified coach. Her coaching business, IME is focused on supporting individuals and organizations through inspiration, motivation, and execution. In addition, Neva spent twelve years as the Executive Director of Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, a member-led, multi-racial, intergenerational community organization working to build a city of hope, justice, and opportunity for all families in San Francisco.

A long-time community organizer and political leader, Neva has decades of experience building power with impacted Black and Brown youth and families for racial justice, education justice, and criminal justice. Neva was born into an activist family in Minneapolis – her mother founded and ran the social service programs at Sabathani Community Center, which was located across the street from their family’s home, and whose legacy was honored by having their street named after her: Clarissa Rogers Walker Way.

At age 28, Neva was the first Black woman elected to the Minnesota Legislature in state history; serving as a legislator for eight years, she centered training and including young people of color as leaders in every area of her work.

Neva’s work at Coleman reflects her lifelong commitment to systems change through the leadership of Black and Brown students and their families through community organizing, strategy, coaching, advocacy, and civic engagement. Neva is also the former Executive Director of Coleman Action Fund, the 501(c)(4) sister of Coleman Advocates.