About RONALD

Ronald Preston Clark is a High School Humanities teacher at Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men in Chicago. Born and raised in San Diego and a graduate of Hampton University, Clark fights for safe spaces for Black men - young and old - to improve their emotional and mental health. He spent his 20s defining masculinity for himself in the same misogynistic environment in which many of our men grow up. Flawed, transparent and accountable for his actions, Clark’s growth through his own mistakes has charged him to lead others through literacy, education and self-consciousness.

Clark serves as Director of Education for Empowering Mentorships and is an alum of the RISE San Diego Urban Leadership Fellowship Program and the RISE Urban Principal Preparation Program.