Shera Clark, PhD

Current Role

Shera Clark is a Program Director and Global Solutions Faculty in our Societal Impact group. She also serves as a certified CCL Executive Coach and Action Learning Coach.

Experience

For over 20 years, Shera has worked in leadership education. Her experience includes business development, account management, and the design and delivery of customized leadership development programs for corporate, education, and nonprofit sectors.

She has developed and managed several multi-year and multi-session Leadership Development Initiatives, including the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network, American Express Leadership Academy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Ladders to Leadership, Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Make-A-Wish Foundation, American Red Cross, Community Memorial Foundation, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and the Bryan Leadership Development Initiative. Her global leadership Initiatives includes the Liberian Ministry of Gender and Development, Civil Service Government of Singapore, Credit Suisse Emerging Leaders in Europe, and the Public Service Leadership Government of Jamaica.

Shera authored our guidebook Feedback That Works for Nonprofit Organizations and a chapter on “Action Learning With Community-Based Nonprofits” in the book Experience-Driven Leader Development. Her interests include building leadership capacity in the nonprofit sector and the changing face of diversity in the workplace.

Education

Shera earned a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She also holds a Master’s degree in Adult Education with a concentration in Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in m\Management.

Professional Affiliations

Shera is a member of the Association for Talent Development, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and The Links Incorporated. Her commitment to volunteerism includes Junior Achievement, an organization with a mission to teach children the principles of business and economics, and Mobile Meals, providing home-delivered meals services to people in need.