WALTER L. BUSTER

• Walt is director of the Central Valley Educational Leadership Institute at California State University, Fresno and is the coordinator for the Central Valley partnership with Springboard Schools.
   
• He volunteered as Superintendent of Fresno Unified School District in 2004.
   
• Previously Walt served as Superintendent of the Clovis Unified School District, Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District, Tamalpais Union High School District and Fairfax School District.
   
• Walt received his B.A. from Westmont College, his M.A. from Chapman College, and his Doctorate from the University of Montana.
   
• Walt spent his career as a teacher at the elementary and secondary levels, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent.
   
• He is a charter member of ACSA, and directs the ACSA Superintendents’ Academy in Fresno.
   
• Walt received the Robert Alioto Award for Outstanding Instructional Leader in California and the Noted Alumni Friend of Education Award for CSU Fresno - Kremen School of Education and Human Development.
   
• Walt chairs the board of the Anytime, Anywhere Learning Foundation.
   
• With Leadership Associates partners Rene Townsend and Jim Brown, Walt co-authored a Practical Guide to Effective Board Meetings.
   
• Walt and his wife, Susan, live in Fresno, where he enjoys running and reading.