Walter Adler is a native New Yorker with a dynamic and diverse background. He has served in the FDNY EMS for four years and has also worked overseas in various countries as a medical provider or instructor, including Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey, Haiti, Iraq, and Syria. Walter is a 911 Paramedic in the Bronx and a Community Paramedic in East New York, Brooklyn. He is also a J.D. Candidate at CUNY LAW, a writer, a poet, and a human rights advocate. His experiences have shaped him into a leader who leads from the front, with a focus on emergency medicine, humanitarian relief, sustainable development, and capacity building in developing nations. Walter has been a front-line medical provider and manager during significant events such as the 2010 Haitian earthquake catastrophe, in Iraq and Syria during the Enduring Freedom Operations, and in the South Bronx and Central Brooklyn during the Covid-19 Pandemic.