Habitat for Humanity names new director

Posted on February 22, 2018
Jim Walters heads the local Habitat for Humanity chapter after serving a variety of non-profits in the area. (Photo courtesy Habitat for Humanity)

By Greg Halbleib

BLOOMINGTON – Habitat for Humanity of McLean County has named its new executive director.

The organization says Jim Walters was chosen after a regional search.

Walters has held a variety of executive non-profit positions in Central Illinois for the past 20 years. He is a graduate of Illinois State University. He and his wife Brandy are the parents of five children.

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization working to eliminate poverty housing. The organization is a social service agency, homebuilder and mortgage lender that uses volunteer help. Families who move into Habitat homes repay a no-interest mortgage and provide sweat equity during construction.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

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