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Kyle Walker is the Executive Director of the University of
Wisconsin-Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI). He is responsible
for providing leadership and coordination for this nationally recognized
institute to promote service, research, and educational excellence for the
benefit of students, consumers, and rehabilitation professionals. Kyle is a
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and a Certified Public Manager. He began his
vocational rehabilitation career at the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation,
serving in various capacities for over 15 years. In 2015, Kyle was appointed to
the role of Director of the Division of Consumer Services at the South Carolina
Commission for the Blind. In 2019, Kyle was appointed to his current position
at SVRI. He has served in leadership roles in several professional
organizations, including as President of the Utah Rehabilitation Association
for three terms and as President of the Utah RehabACTion Network, and is
currently on the boards of the Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators
Association and the Great Lakes Regional Chapter of the National Rehabilitation
Association. Kyle is also the President of the Board of Directors of
the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), Kyle has
received numerous awards during his career, including the 2014 Utah Governor’s
Award for Excellence in Leadership. He has also had the honor of receiving
appointments by three governors: an appointment to the Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselor Licensing Board by Utah Governor Gary Herbert, an
appointment to the Governor’s Task Force to make Utah State Government Be the
Model Employer of People with Disabilities by Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, and
an appointment to the Advisory Council for Educating Students with Disabilities
by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Kyle graduated from Utah State
University with a Master of Rehabilitation Counseling degree and a Bachelor of
Science degree in Sociology. He has been married to Linda for 32 years and has
three children and five grandchildren.