Walt Whitmer

Walt is Senior Extension Educator with Penn State Cooperative Extension in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education on Penn State's University Park campus. He is responsible for statewide educational programs and research in the area of Economic and Community Development.

His areas of expertise include community engagement, community decision-making, economic development, organizational development, program evaluation, survey development, conflict management, grant-writing and facilitation.

Walt also serves on a range of local and state non-profit boards and holds a number of leadership positions within Penn State as well as nationally