Mrs. Walters has been a CEC member since 1977 and was elected to the board in 1988. She is a former board president and has earned her Director Gold Cooperative Certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), signifying she has earned all possible director accreditations.

Mrs. Walters is retired from the Penn State University Cooperative Extension program. She has a bachelor’s degree in home economics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in communication from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.