Meet the Team

Staff Directory

Ashton Walker

Director of Loaves & Fishes - FOCUS Atlanta

Ashton Walker spent his childhood at the Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary in Baguio City, Philippines, with the occasional summer working at the Great Joy Christian Media Center in Singapore. Now he lives in the refugee resettlement hub of Clarkston, a two square mile municipality within the metro Atlanta, Georgia area. Along with his wife and two children he is a member of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church. He holds a Masters in Urban Studies with an emphasis on urban history from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. He is passionate about the way the Church speaks to the shifting balance of wealth and poverty in our cities. Most recently he has been teaching elementary school Social Studies and Science. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, biking, and volunteering on Clarkston’s Historic Preservation Commission. 

Advisory Committee

Costa Panos

Father Gabe Aldridge

Rebecca Showalter

Justin Winter

Mat. Rebecca Myers

Father Tom Alessandroni

Terry Bliss

Irma Bliss

Dennis Sparks

Matthew Campbell

Dr. Constantine Kokenes

Merrine McDonald

Anya Gill

Rebecca Velez