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Kenneth A. Clarke

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]

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

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Clarke lives in Ohio.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Rescue Village board names Kenneth Clarke as new director". Chagrin Valley Today. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. ^ a b "Kenneth Clarke - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". pritzkermilitary.org.
  3. ^ Annie Nickoloff, cleveland com (2020-09-24). "New book 'Wolves and Flax' shares story of early Cuyahoga Valley settlers". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  4. ^ a b "reVerse > artists > k.c. clarke > an intersection of poets, songwriters, spoken word and music". reverse1.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "TAWANI Enterprises, Inc. Names John Schwan Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Pritzker Military Museum and Library".
  6. ^ "The Wrong Sort of Poet/The Kind That Makes a Difference/Rod's Gift to Film". Chicago Reader. 15 May 2003.
  7. ^ "Kenneth Clarke". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  8. ^ "Kenneth C. Clarke". IMDb.
  9. ^ "Pritzker Military Library gets new CEO".
  10. ^ "Four Questions with Kenneth Clarke on 100 Cities/100 Memorials - World War I Centennial". www.worldwar1centennial.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  11. ^ a b "JumpStart hires first full-time employee dedicated to Blockland". 21 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Kenneth Clarke joins Blockland Cleveland as project manager". Crain's Cleveland Business. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  13. ^ "Who We Are". usoofillinois.org.
  14. ^ "Illinois Society Sons of the American Revolution". Facebook.
  15. ^ Isaacs, Deanna (2003-05-15). "The Wrong Sort of Poet/The Kind That Makes a Difference/Rod's Gift to Film". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  16. ^ "Guide to the Poetry Center of Chicago Records 1974-2006". www.lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  17. ^ "K.C. Clarke". poemhunter.com.
  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)
  21. ^ Live at the Poetry Center by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 2003-01-01, retrieved 2023-01-27
  22. ^ Hands on Stanzas : 2002-2003 anthology of poetry. Poetry Center. Chicago, Ill.: Poetry Center. 2003. ISBN 0972075119. OCLC 1035088940.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  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)
  24. ^ ReVerse by Various Artists, 2004-11-15, retrieved 2023-01-27
  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)
  27. ^ On war : the best military histories from the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Award-winning authors. Rick Atkinson, Carlo D'Este, Max Hastings, James M. McPherson, Allan Reed Millett, Tim O'Brien, Gerhard L. Weinberg (First ed.). Chicago [Illinois]. 2013. ISBN 978-0-9897928-1-3. OCLC 865495192.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  28. ^ Hawkins, Tom (2014). The history and heritage of the U.S. Navy SEALs. Chicago: Pritzker Military Museum & Library. ISBN 978-0-9897928-3-7. OCLC 895197680.
  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.
  35. ^ "SEAL The Unspoken Sacrifice | Exhibits | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  36. ^ "Our Work: Modern Jobs - Ancient Origins | The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago". oi.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  37. ^ "Rediscovered Journals of a Civil War Soldier Offer Eyewitness Accounts". WTTW News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  38. ^ "Faces of War: Documenting the Vietnam War from the Front Lines | Exhibits | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  39. ^ "Special Ops Photographers Offer Unfiltered Look at 'Faces of War'". WTTW News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  40. ^ "Hunting Charlie: Finding the Enemy in the Vietnam War | Exhibits | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  41. ^ "'Hunting Charlie' Seeks to Find the Elusive Enemy in the War in Vietnam". WTTW News. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  42. ^ Bradley, Mark Philip (2016-12-15). "This is the new communism". London Review of Books. Vol. 38, no. 24. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  43. ^ ""Lest We Forget: Sailors, Sammies and Doughboys Over There in World War I" tells personal stories of World War I - World War I Centennial". www.worldwar1centennial.org. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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