At Large Candidate for Raleigh City Council in 2026
PASSION - COMPASSION - SERVICE
Clark is geographically southern. His mother grew up in Guatemala City and his father is from Stark County, Ohio. Clark grew up in a large and cosmopolitan city, imbued with music, dance, culture, food, traditions, and languages from all over the world. Miami greatly influences his identity and perspective, but he has also had the privilege of growing up with Raleigh since August 2009.
Clark is an industrial engineer by profession and moved to the area to attend the Duke Divinity School, where he obtained his Master's Degree in Divinity and his Master's Degree in Theology. Initially, he did not intend to be a pastor of a local church, but he enjoyed serving students and their families for almost a decade in North Raleigh. While he was a pastor, he fell in love with social entrepreneurship, which allowed him to combine his ability to solve problems with his passion for people and to build a better world.
Clark joined The Loading Dock team at the end of 2017 and had the privilege of seeing what a solid business and small business ecosystem can do for a city: it creates a large number of opportunities where profits can be used to benefit our community.
Today, Clark works at the intersection of community engagement, community development, and economic development. He is the founder of LOCAL Coworking, a coworking consultancy and fractional management group, and serves as Interim Executive Director of Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership. Outside of work, he can be found at a local park coaching the Raleigh's youth sports teams.
RALEIGH
City of Oaks &
City of Opportunities
Key priorities
Addressing the affordability crisis - more housing, more options, more places
Public safety - Security in Raleigh must be a foundation as we grow.
Robust infrastructure - investing in multimodal transport, emphasizing a "car-light" urban core and the continuous development of world-class social spaces
Entrepreneurship culture - ensuring that local small-to-medium sized businesses have access to key resources and that entrepreneurship is an option for all
Next Generation Approach - Building towards a future that makes Raleigh affordable, green, vibrant and thriving for more neighbors for generations to come.
Clark is a husband, father, social entrepreneur, 3w2, native of Miami, former pastor, Stonewall kickball captain, dreamer, coalition builder, sociable person, urbanism nerd of intelligent growth, optimistic and aspiring public servant.
Throughout the campaign, Clark and the team are committed to listening to neighbors, learning from them and leading with them through Raleigh. Your voice is necessary to shape the future. JOIN US!
Raleigh is often known as the City of the Oaks, but we also believe that it should be known as the City of Opportunities... for more and more people, not for fewer and fewer.
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Community engagement and volunteer participation are fundamental values for the CLARK FOR RALEIGH team.
Time, talent and resources will be key to carrying out this campaign effectively and ensuring that we reach as many Raleigh residents as possible throughout the city. Participate as you can!
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WHAT CLARK IS READING RIGHT NOW
Southern News, Southern Politics: How a newspaper defined a state for a century
By Rob Christensen
Giving up is unforgivable: A manual to maintain democracy
By Joyce Vance
A street of street networks: from grids to urban expansion and beyond
By Laurence Aurbach
The survival of the city: the future of urban life in an era of isolation
By Edward Glaeser and David Cutler
Raleigh's Historic Black Neighborhoods
By Carmen Cauthen
Cuba: an American story
By Ada Ferrer
Clark has been an essential mentor for me, both professionally and personally. Clark is a visionary who has contributed greatly to the progress of the city of Raleigh through an entrepreneurial and community mission. Our city is much better thanks to his presence!
- Emanuel Lirag
#IPICKCLARK!
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