Kenneth A. Clarke

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Kenneth A. Clarke
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OccupationNon-profit & arts management
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Taylor University
Miami University
SubjectDevelopment, Executive leadership, Military history, Animal Welfare

Kenneth A. Clarke (or Ken Clarke) serves as the executive director for Rescue Village, a humane society located in Geauga County, Ohio. [1] He had previously served as the president and CEO of Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Chicago. [2] He has also authored, published, edited and produced works as Kenneth Clarke [3] and KC Clarke. [4] [5]

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Early life

Clarke's family has served in the military in every generation between the American Revolution and World War II, including Simeon Prior – something he credits with his interest in military history and the citizen soldier. [2]

He earned his BA in English and political science from Taylor University in 1992. Following that, he studied for a MA in English at Miami University (1994).

Career

Clarke has spent most of his career working in the non-profit spheres. He has served in some capacity at the Ohio Historical Society, John G Shedd Aquarium, Ohio State University, The Poetry Center at the School of the Art Institute and Safer Foundation.

While Clarke was at the Poetry Center, it began publishing its annual anthology Hands on Stanzas. [6]

At Pritzker Military Museum and Library, Clarke first served as Vice President of Administration and Operations. He began producing and hosting episodes of Pritzker Military Presents and Citizen Soldier , [7] the library's two web and television programs. [8] He took over as the museum's president and CEO in 2012. [9] While at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library he created, and was one of the architects of the World War One Centennial Commission's 100 Cities/100 Memorials matching grant program sponsored by the Pritzker Military Museum and Library that helped communities across the United States renovate World War One monuments. [10]

Clarke joined Blockland Cleveland, a technology focused economic development initiative of JumpStart, Inc. and other Cleveland organizations in 2018. [11] [12]

Clarke joined Rescue Village, also known as the Geauga County Humane Society, in March 2021.

Clarke is a former board member of the USO of Illinois, [13] and a former board member of National History Day. Clarke is a member of Sons of the American Revolution. [14]

Awards

In 2003, Clarke received Columbia College’s Paul Berger Arts Entrepreneurship Award for "outstanding not-for-profit management". [15]

In 2004, New City Chicago's Annual Lit50 list featured Clarke as #13 for producing "readings by Billy Corgan and Lucinda Williams and Miller Williams". The following year, he was placed at #23 for "securing The Poetry Center's archive at The University of Chicago Library". [4] [16]

Also in 2004, Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed Clarke to the advisory board of the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. [17]

Publications and Exhibits

Books

  1. The Poetry Center of Chicago Broadside Series, 2001 - 2005, Curator, Designer, Illustrator (on select broadsides) [18] [19]
  2. Hands on Stanzas 2001-2002 Anthology of Poetry, 2002, Editor [20]
  3. Lawrence Ferlinghetti Live at The Poetry Center, 2002, Executive Director, Producer [21]
  4. Hands on Stanzas 2002-2003 Anthology of Poetry, 2003, Editor [22]
  5. Hands on Stanzas 2003-2004 Anthology of Poetry, 2004, Editor [23]
  6. reVerse, 2004, Various Artist, Director, Executive Producer, Producer [24]
  7. Hands on Stanzas 2004-2005 Anthology of Poetry, 2005, Editor [25]
  8. The Poetry Center of Chicago, When It Began, 2005, Author [26]
  9. On War: The Best Military Histories, 2013, Executive Editor [27]
  10. The History and Heritage of U.S. Navy SEALs, 2014, Executive Editor [28]
  11. Dignity of Duty: The Journals of Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath, 1861-1898, 2015, Executive Editor [29]
  12. The General: From Normandy to Dachau to Service in America, 2016, Executive Editor [30]
  13. Let We Forget: The Great War, 2018, Executive Editor and Creative Director [31]
  14. Zero to Hero: From Bullied Kid to Warrior, 2019, Executive Editor and Creative Director [32]
  15. Wolves and Flax: The Prior Family in the Cuyahoga Valley Wilderness, 2020, Author [33]
  16. The Cartoons of Rescue Village: Twenty Year of Love and Lifesaving Through the Eyes of Cartoonist Jenny Campbell [34] , 2023, Editor and Creative Director

Exhibits

  1. SEAL: The Unspoken Sacrifice, 2013, Creative Director [35]
  2. Our Work: Modern Jobs - Ancient Origins, August 28, 2014 – April 24, 2016, Exhibit Feature [36]
  3. Dignity of Duty: A Personal Odyssey of Service from the Civil War to the Spanish-American War, 2015, Creative Director [37]
  4. Faces of War: Documenting the Vietnam War from the Front Lines, 2015, Creative Director [38] [39]
  5. Hunting Charlie: Finding the Enemy in the Vietnam War, 2016, Creative Director [40] [41] [42]
  6. Lest We Forget: Sammies, Sailors and Doughboys Over There in World War I, 2018, Creative Director [43]

Personal life

Clarke lives in Ohio. [11]

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  11. 1 2 "JumpStart hires first full-time employee dedicated to Blockland". 21 September 2018.
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  13. ↑ "Who We Are". usoofillinois.org.
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  18. ↑ Strand, Mark; Kimler, Wesley; Sabin, Geoff; Clarke, K. C. (2004). 2032. Poetry Center of Chicago (Limited edition number of 100 ed.). Chicago: Poetry Center of Chicago. OCLC   870524118.
  19. ↑ Corgan, Billy; Letinsky, Laura; Clarke, K.C.; Mostowy, Mary-Jo (2003). A twixt the twine. Chicago, Illinois: The Poetry Center of Chicago. OCLC   712654687.
  20. ↑ Hands on Stanzas 2001-2002 anthology of poetry. Poetry Center. Chicago, Ill.: Poetry Center. 2002. ISBN   0-9720751-0-0. OCLC   50717931.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  23. ↑ 2003-2004 Hands on Stanzas Anthology. Kenneth, Zoë Lutala, and Shirley Stephenson, eds Clarke. [Place of publication not identified]: Poetry Center of Chicago. 2004. ISBN   0-9720751-4-3. OCLC   779974459.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  25. ↑ Poetry Center of Chicago (2005). 2004-2005 Hands on Stanzas Anthology. [Place of publication not identified]: Poetry Center of Chicago. ISBN   0-9720751-5-1. OCLC   779976230.
  26. ↑ From poetry to verse : essays on the making of modern poetry. Srikanth Reddy, University of Chicago. Library. Special Collections Research Center. Chicago: Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. 2005. ISBN   0-943056-35-7. OCLC   63293450.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  29. ↑ Gilbreath, Erasmus Corwin (2015). Dignity of Duty : the Journals of Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath, 1861-1898 : a personal odyssey of service from the Civil War to the Spanish-American War. Susan Gilbreath Lane (First ed.). Chicago, Illinois. ISBN   978-0-9897928-5-1. OCLC   908263722.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  30. ↑ Kershaw, Alex (2016). The General : William Levine, citizen soldier and liberator. Richard Ernsberger, Jennifer N. Pritzker. [Chicago]. ISBN   978-0-9897928-9-9. OCLC   967196270.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  31. ↑ Robbins, Michael W. (2018). Lest we forget : the Great War : World War I prints from the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Hew Strachan, Pritzker Military Museum & Library, United States World War One Centennial Commission (First ed.). Chicago, Illinois. ISBN   978-0-9989689-0-2. OCLC   1008967739.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  32. ↑ Lynch, Allen J. (2019). Zero to hero : from bullied kid to warrior. Richard Ernsberger, Jennifer N. Pritzker (First ed.). Chicago, Illinois. ISBN   978-0-9989689-2-6. OCLC   1064723551.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  33. ↑ Clarke, Kenneth (2020). Wolves and flax : the Prior family in the Cuyahoga Valley wilderness (First ed.). Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio. ISBN   978-1-716-66790-9. OCLC   1201528996.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  34. ↑ Campbell, Jenny (2023). Clarke, Kenneth (ed.). The Cartoons of Rescue Village: Twenty Years of Love and Lifesaving Through the Eyes of Cartoonist Jenny Campbell (1st ed.). Novelty, Ohio: Rescue Village (published May 9, 2023). pp. iv. ISBN   9780578294872. LCCN   2022918231.
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