Pastor, Teacher, Leader, Engineer, Mentor, Rocket Scientist, Safety Guru, Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, MiMi and Friend are some of the references used to describe Mrs. Walker. Elder Angelia D. Goodwin Walker is an ordained itinerant minister and founder/co-pastor of Ebenezer Victory Empowerment (EVE) Church, Birmingham, AL. She is an anointed, passionate and committed minister who shares the gospel energetically and offers hope to those with whom she shares. Prior to helping to establish EVE Church, Elder Angelia established Bible Studies in both Port Salerno, Florida and Scottsboro, Alabama, along with establishing Sisters Teaching and Reconciling Sisters (STARS) Ministry for women. This ministry promotes faith, devotion, and inner healing for women. She is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in leadership, management and program/project development. She worked for more than 38 years as a career civil servant in the Aerospace and Human Spaceflight fields serving in numerous progressively responsible positions in the Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) and Engineering Directorates. She retired January 2025 as the Director of the Spacecraft and Vehicle Systems Department at NASA/Marshall Spaceflight Center responsible for the design, development, test and evaluation of the United States’ human rated heavy lift capability launch vehicle. She was NASA’s first African American female Quality Engineer for both the Solid Rocket Booster and Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) Elements as well as its first African American Female to serve as the Space Shuttle Propulsion Elements Deputy Chief Engineer. Driven by her compassion for people, she is now a staff member in the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement with the University of Alabama at Birmingham O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. There she promotes health and research for cancer in the Madison County community as well as a Regional Lead for five other counties. She mentors the youth in Alabama’s public schools around STEM. Likewise, she speaks at colleges and universities on NASA’s missions in science and space exploration. It is her passion to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers that will leave their legacy by making life better for all people. Pastor Angelia was born in Columbus, GA and spent her childhood years in Phenix City, Alabama with her parents, Jimmie (deceased) and Lillie Goodwin and her six siblings. She attended Central High School where she graduated with honors and was voted her senior class ‘Most Likely to Succeed’. She graduated from Tuskegee University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. She is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute, and a 2005 Fellows graduate of Harvard University School of Business Executive Managers Development Program. She attended Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia; listed in the registry of Outstanding Young Women of America and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Angelia currently lives in Madison, AL with her husband Dr. Sam J. Walker. She has one daughter Kristen (Marcus) and two granddaughters, Zoe and Noa.