Robert Clark Email & Phone Number

Newark, New Jersey, United States

As Founder and CEO, I provide strategic direction and oversight on program development andimplementation, fiscal management and operations, partnership development and maintenance, talent acquisition and development, human resources, public relations and fundraising. My responsibilities also include:• Advancing collective impact among agencies and institutions serving opportunity youth• Serving approximately 480 students annually through NOYN’s initiatives -- LEAD Charter… Show more As Founder and CEO, I provide strategic direction and oversight on program development andimplementation, fiscal management and operations, partnership development and maintenance, talent acquisition and development, human resources, public relations and fundraising. My responsibilities also include:• Advancing collective impact among agencies and institutions serving opportunity youth• Serving approximately 480 students annually through NOYN’s initiatives -- LEAD Charter School, YouthBuild Newark, My Brother's Keeper Newark and the Newark Youth Workforce Collaborative• Sustaining a 9-year relationship with the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) to provide education, workforce development and social services supports to youth offenders and awarded $10M federal grant from U.S. Department of Labor to replicate the YouthBuild Newark model for young offenders four local cities• Partnering with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General for a three-year, $2.6M technical assistance project to build capacity in existing community based programs across the state Show less

In this role, I led strategic initiatives to accelerate district-wide reforms in alternative education and student support services. My responsibilities also included:• Reorganizing the Office of Alternative Education to manage a portfolio of schools and programs servingopportunity youth, including coaching principals, teachers and staff in instructional and developmental best practices for over-age and under-credited high school students• Creating and leading the Office of… Show more In this role, I led strategic initiatives to accelerate district-wide reforms in alternative education and student support services. My responsibilities also included:• Reorganizing the Office of Alternative Education to manage a portfolio of schools and programs servingopportunity youth, including coaching principals, teachers and staff in instructional and developmental best practices for over-age and under-credited high school students• Creating and leading the Office of College & Career Readiness to integrate and align the District attendance, guidance, student support services and career and technical education• Establishing the Office of Student Advocacy to provide a district-wide system of alerts, developing and overseeing policy changes impacting historically marginalized populations of studentsThrough producing a new student discipline code of conduct, restructuring Newark Public School's Office of Alternative Education and establishing the District’s Reengagement Restorative Center, I helped engineer district-wide change in policies related to student discipline, transfer and enrollment while also launching an alternative high school in partnership with community-based agencies Show less

In this role, I supported the development and implementation of YouthBuild programs across the United States. My responsibilities included:• Supporting YouthBuild Program Directors in developing strategic community-based partnerships to benefit young people• Guiding strategy planning and facilitating leadership development for program participants and staff• Assisting in local program community mapping to support student recruitment among existing community assets and agencies•… Show more In this role, I supported the development and implementation of YouthBuild programs across the United States. My responsibilities included:• Supporting YouthBuild Program Directors in developing strategic community-based partnerships to benefit young people• Guiding strategy planning and facilitating leadership development for program participants and staff• Assisting in local program community mapping to support student recruitment among existing community assets and agencies• Helping program directors execute effective staff recruitment, hiring, development and retention strategies• Providing ongoing support and coaching to program case management staff and policy council members Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

In this role, I engaged young people enrolled in Boston Public Schools to reduce risky behaviors. My responsibilities included:• Developing curriculum and teaching resources to creatively engaged young adults in wellness education• Executing Boston Public Health Commission's Wellness Program planning and training• Collaboratively working with Boston Public Schools to help school-based health centers meet the needs of young men of color.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

In this role, I led a team of health educators to raise awareness of public health issues facing inner-city men. As a founding staff member of Boston's Mens Health CREW, I was responsible for:• Executing program planning and implementation, recruiting founding class, developing communitypartnerships, and managing relationships with national foundations• Developing neighborhood outreach strategies to support men’s health initiatives• Training and placing young men in outreach… Show more In this role, I led a team of health educators to raise awareness of public health issues facing inner-city men. As a founding staff member of Boston's Mens Health CREW, I was responsible for:• Executing program planning and implementation, recruiting founding class, developing communitypartnerships, and managing relationships with national foundations• Developing neighborhood outreach strategies to support men’s health initiatives• Training and placing young men in outreach roles within community health centers throughout Boston Show less