Westar Institute

Rev. Dr. Lori Walke, is senior minister of Mayflower Congregational UCC Church in Oklahoma City. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University (B.S. in Political Science & M.S. in Healthcare Administration), Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D.), Phillips Theological Seminary (M.Div), and Emory University (D.Min). She is often described as a velvet hammer. She is married to Collin Walke, a mediator, mindfulness teacher, and State Representative for House District 87, and together the “Rev & the Rep” try to make as much trouble in the name of Jesus and justice as they can.