Kelly Clark Education St. John Fisher College Ed.D. Candidate Executive Leadership, anticipated completion January 2016 University of Rochester M.A. Human Development and Counseling, 1986 B.A. Psychology, 1985 Experience Gay Alliance Intergenerational Programs Director, May 2012 - October 2013 Reorganize and oversee the delivery of programs and services for the Gay Alliance Youth and Rainbow SAGE programs. Plan and implement marketing strategies, including preparation of brochures, press releases, and other materials. Recruit, screen, train, and supervise volunteers and program interns. Publish monthly youth newsletters and write monthly articles for the Empty Closet Newspaper. Act as liaison to youth and senior serving programs and agencies in Monroe County. Created OUTLoud, LGBT Youth Leadership summer camp. Developed a database tracking system for youth participants to facilitate program evaluation. Recognized in USA today for Rainbow SAGE at the Center, one of the first LGBT senior centers in the nation. Gay Alliance Community Safety Program Director, October 2008 2012 Reorganize and oversee the Anti-Violence Program, including supervision of program staff. Manage program grants. Serve as agency liaison to City of Rochester Police Department, Monroe County Domestic Violence Consortium, regional hospitals, and victim services agencies. Provide training programs for area law enforcement and social service providers. Plan and implement marketing strategies, including preparation of brochures, press releases, and other materials. Assist in agency Development activities, including event planning and management of donor database. Act as a member of the agency management team. Completed successful reorganization of the Anti-Violence Program. Completed the Community Violence Survey Project in conjunction with the Center for Public Safety Initiatives at Rochester Institute for Technology. Created holiday LGBT domestic violence awareness campaign. Developed and facilitated LGBT Cultural Competency training for the police academy and Monroe County SANE nurse program. Created new program marketing materials including poster and brochure. Kelly Clark Vita Page 1 of 5
Developed Anti-Violence for Safe Zone training. Produced first LGBT Legal Fair. University of Rochester Associate Director of Alumni Programs, July 2005 October 2008 Lead new Multicultural Alumni Advisory Council and its initiatives. Cultivate and steward University s alumni of color. Develop and manage a broad alumni career network. Connect current students to alumni career volunteers. Develop and manage events and programs. Maintain alumni database records. Act as Alumni Office liaison to fraternities/sororities, social, and cultural clubs, including the BSU, LASO, and Pride Network. Developed and facilitated the first all-class multicultural reunion during University of Rochester's Meliora Weekend. Launched new Alumni Career Network web-based database. Developed new website and newsletter for alumni of color. Planned and implemented the 40 th Anniversary Program for the Black Student Union. State University of New York College at Geneseo Director of Multicultural Affairs, 1995 2005 Develop co-curricular programming to support the stated diversity goals of the College including, issues related to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and language heritage. Conduct diversity and cultural competency education for faculty and staff. Support the development of policies and practices of the Division of Student Affairs. Author of a $30,000 GTE Foundation FOCUS grant to encourage high school students of color to enter STEM programs. Author $3000 grant to develop the Social Action Theater Full-Year Internship Project. Successfully ran the program for 10 years. Co-author $3000 grant for Gay? Fine by Me Campaign. Developed and coordinated the annual Cultural Harmony Week Program. Created the ALANA Freshmen Parents Calling Project. Created the COMPASS Mentoring Program. Chaired the Bias Related Protocol Task Force. Created Cultural Competency for Leaders certificate program. Created and hosted the Controversy Radio show for WGSU. Developed College's first formal intake process for students with disabilities. State University of New York College at New Paltz Special Assistant to the President for Multicultural Programs and Affirmative Action, 1991 1995 Develop all aspects of this new position. Supervise all professional and faculty searches for the College to ensure Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, American's With Disabilities Act compliance. Write the College's Affirmative Action Plan and other reports to the University s Central Administration. Develop programs to support the College's stated diversity goals. Kelly Clark Vita Page 2 of 5
Act as liaison from President's Office to Development Office with duties to support high-end donor events. Author of a $5000 grant to implement the Diversity Peer Educators Project. Improved the College's employee search and hiring procedures to further ensure the inclusion of a diverse applicant pool. Created an affirmative action training program for faculty and staff. Wrote and implemented the College's first American's With Disabilities Act policy. Wrote the first comprehensive affirmative action plan for the College. State University of New York College at New Paltz Educational Opportunity Program Senior Academic Advisor / Career Development Coordinator, 1989-1991 Coordinate the career development information and materials for the department. Maintain the Career Library and database. Provide academic, financial, and personal advisement to EOP students. Created the Career Library, with computerized library database. Developed and published the Senior Newsletter. Developed alumni relations and alumni management database. Taught College Learning Techniques course. Planned and coordinated the 20th anniversary awards banquet 350 persons in attendance. State University of New York College at New Paltz Educational Opportunity Program Advisor, 1987-1988 Provide academic, financial and personal advisement to a Education Opportunity Program (EOP) students. Developed computerized caseload management system. Created group support programs for students on academic probation. University at Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center Counselor, 1986-1987 Provide academic counseling and support to clients. Developed and taught 8-week career exploration course. Credentials/Honors Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education Office of Victims of Crime, U.S. Justice Department - advanced trainer certificate Association of Fundraising Professionals Genesee Valley Chapter Multicultural Fellows Program National Multicultural Institute intermediate trainer certificate Diversity Works, Amherst, MA beginning trainer certificate National Issues Forums trained Deliberate Dialogues Facilitator Toast Master's public speaking certificate Golden Key National Honor Society - Honorary Member Theatre of the Oppressed Master Class with Augusto Boal Ulster County New York Mediation Services trained community mediator Kelly Clark Vita Page 3 of 5
Professional Memberships College Student Personnel Association of New York, current American Men s Studies Association, current National Center for Victims of Crime, 2010 Western New York Consortium for Crime Victims, 2009-2012 Rochester/Monroe County Crime Victims Coalition, 2009-2012 Association of Fundraising Professionals, 2006-2008 Diversity Leadership Forum, 2002 2005 Rochester Area Consortium of Advocates for College Students With Disabilities, 1996-1998 Presentations/Publications Leading for Trans* Inclusion, College Student Personnel Association of New York State Annual Conference, Syracuse, NY - 2015 Gender is Like Calculus Not Addition, TEDxFlourCity, Rochester, NY - 2015 The Power of Your Personal Story, Council of Agency Executives Annual Conference, Rochester, NY - 2014 Anti-LGBTQ Hate Violence: Introduction and Implications for Policy and Practice, National Center for Victims of Crime Annual Conference, Washington, DC - 2011 The Matrix, Uncloaking Invisible Systems that Oppress, National Association of Multicultural Education International Conference, Seattle, WA - 2003 The Ethics of Invisible Theater, International Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference, Milwaukee, WI - 2003 The Matrix, Uncloaking Invisible Systems that Oppress, Within Our Grasp: Building Community Through Diversity Conference at SUNY Brockport, NY - 2003. To Look Good is to Have Social Power, International Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference, Toledo, OH - 2002 Stereotype Threat: Making Sense of ALANA Student Underachievement, Within Our Grasp: Building Community Through Diversity Conference at SUNY Brockport, NY - 2002 Cultural Competency in the Classroom, University of Rochester Summer Faculty Institute on Diversity in Teaching and Learning, Rochester, NY - 2001 ALANA Parents Calling Project, 8th Annual National Symposium on Strategies for Recruiting & Retaining Students of Color, Washington, DC - 1998 Mentorship Program Motivates Students, ACCESS Newsletter, Stamaats Publications, March/April - 1998 Many of Today's Students Have Caribbean Connections, ACCESS Newsletter, Stamaats Publications, Volume V, Number VIII - 1997 Training/Consulting Serving LGBT Victims of Violence, OVC-TTAC Facilitator, Bard College, Allendale-On-Hudson, NY- 2015 LGBT 101, Monroe County Law Enforcement Recruit Training Academy, Rochester, NY- 2012 Working With Transgender Defendants, Monroe County District Attorney s Office, Rochester, NY- 2011 Working with LGBT Victims, Rochester/Syracuse Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Nurse Practitioners, Rochester, NY- 2011 Kelly Clark Vita Page 4 of 5
Working with LGBT Survivors of Domestic Violence, Rochester/Monroe County Domestic Violence Consortium, Rochester, NY- 2011 When Words Catch Fire: keeping your cool when verbal tensions erupt, St John Fisher College, Rochester, NY- 2008 Cultural Competency: Perception and Assumption, East House, Rochester, NY- 2008 Leadership Training, St. John Fisher College CONNECT Mentoring Program, Rochester, NY- 2002-2005 Cultural Competency Adult Education Class, First Unitarian Church of Rochester, Rochester, NY- 2004 Theatre of the Oppressed Master Class, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY- 2004 Cultural Competency in Health Care, St. John Fisher College, School of Nursing, Rochester- NY, 2004 Cultural Competency Training, University of Rochester Peer Workshop Leaders, Rochester, NY- 2002 Diversity Awareness Training, Science Linkages in the Community, Rochester, NY- 2002 Leadership Training, Genesee Valley BOCES, Batavia, NY- 1998-2001 Leadership Training, Rochester Gas and Electric High School Internship Program, Rochester, NY- 2001 Diversity Awareness Training, Newburg School District, Newburg, NY- 1993 Diversity Awareness Training, Ulster County BOCES, Kingston, NY- 1991 Campus Climate Study, Ulster County Community College, Kingston, NY- 1991 Diversity Awareness Training, Ulster County Head Start, New Paltz, NY- 1991 Service Member, Roc Pride Planning Committee, 2012-2013 Member, Report Committee, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, 2010-2012 Chair, LGBT Subcommittee, Rochester/Monroe County Domestic Violence Consortium, 2008-2012 President Elect, Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed, 2003 Chair, Bias Related Incident Protocol Task Force SUNY Geneseo, 2001 Chair, Greek Affairs and Off Campus Living Search Committee SUNY Geneseo, 2000 Editorial Board Member, Stamaats ACCESS Newsletter, 1997-1998 Chair, Disability Access Advisory Committee SUNY Geneseo, 1996-1998 Chair, Admissions Diversity Enrollment Committee SUNY Geneseo, 1999 Chair, Sub-committee for the Development of Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance SUNY New Paltz, 1994 Chair, Commission on Human Diversity and Cultural Pluralism SUNY New Paltz, 1993 Teaching Who Invented Race, First Year Seminar, SUNY Geneseo, Fall 2003 The Media in Black, White and Gray, First Year Seminar, SUNY Geneseo, Fall 1999 Issues of Racism and Sexism in Education, School of Education, SUNY Geneseo 1994-1995 Black and Latino Leadership, Black Studies Department, SUNY New Paltz, 1993-1995 Education in the Black Community, Black Studies Department, SUNY New Paltz, 1988 College Learning Techniques, Educational Opportunity Program, SUNY New Paltz, 1987 Kelly Clark Vita Page 5 of 5