Richard Lindsley Walton

Lin has been an Episcopal priest since 2000. He received a Bachelor’s degree in English and Psychology from Gordon College in Wenham, MA; a Master’s of Theological Studies from Duke University; and a Master’s of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary. Following his undergraduate studies, he was a research assistant at a Harvard-affiliated study in the area HIV/AIDS prevention, and is a trained counselor by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Before coming to Deerfield, Lin served a wide variety of churches in Maryland, Florida and North Carolina; and was also a lecturer in Ethics at the University of Belize, Central America, for three years. He has done short-term relief work in Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. Lin is fortunate to have two lovely children, Sophie and Jeremiah. He is profoundly thankful for each day given to him at Deerfield, and while away from campus is an avid Appalachian Trial backpacker, scuba diver and a lifelong aspiring herpetologist.