Dave Wall ~ November 5th, 2022

Dave Wall has been a Bemidji resident for 12 years.  Before coming to the area, he worked for 20 years as a missionary linguist in the South Pacific.   While there he learned tribal language, made alphabets for unwritten languages, taught, and translated.  Dave was also a culture/language acquisition consultant and national director for the organization he worked with.  Upon moving permanently to Bemidji, Dave joined the management team that opened the Sanford Center.  Currently he is a financial worker for Beltrami County Health and Human Services.  Dane and his wife Cindy have 5 children and 12.5 grandchildren.