Walter Fisher

fisher@tolerance-net.org

Walter Fisher has been involved in the areas of training, counseling, and program development for over 20 years. In addition to his involvement with the Anti-Defamation League´s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute, Mr. Fisher also delivers programs for the Institute´s New York City Project.

Mr. Fisher is a community health education consultant with extensive knowledge in health education and curriculum. He has developed and implemented programs in the area of HIV/AIDS, Growing Healthy, which was implemented in assigned districts of the New York City public school system and patient services and rehabilitation. He has worked with the Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health providing training for students, faculty, and staff. Previous to this he worked with The Door: A Center for Alternatives, the New York City Department of Health, the New York City Department of Health, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the American Cancer Society.

Mr. Fisher has designed and delivered programs on behalf of the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute for AT&T, DuPont, Long Island Savings Bank, New York City Urban Fellows, Sun America Corp., and others. He has also trained a number of other facilitators to deliver diversity training programs including a cadre of trainers from Western Europe and the U.S. Army. In addition to this work in the corporate sector, Mr. Fisher has delivered training to law enforcement agencies and on college campuses across the country.

Mr. Fisher received his Baccalaureate in health and safety education from the Graduate University of Illinois in 1975 and has done extensive course work in health program evaluation and education dynamics. He is currently focusing on interactive training and peer education modalities.