Kierra Clark

Kierra Clark is the Program Director for ECLP (Equity Centered Leadership and Philanthropy) at MDC. In this role, Kierra focused on helping foundations examine their equity journeys, particularly how their grant funds impact communities, how their relationships with nonprofit leaders can be strengthened, and how their organization’s structure and culture best positions them to advance their missions.

 Previously, Kierra worked with the Economic Mobility team, providing planning and implementation support for initiatives, community-based partnerships, and learning networks. Her primary focus was MDC’s ISD (integrated services delivery) initiative in Guilford County, N.C. Kierra also managed aspects of The Benefit Bank of North Carolina, providing technical assistance and training for affiliate organizations.

 Before joining MDC, Kierra worked for NeighborWorks America in the Field Division, where she provided technical, operational, and event planning assistance to regional staff and a network of housing and community development nonprofits. She has been a community organizer in a neighborhood experiencing the effects of disinvestment, and an AmeriCorps VISTA, where she worked to build the capacity of a nonprofit that was focused on volunteer engagement and nonprofit staff development. 

Kierra came to MDC and North Carolina most recently from the Washington, D.C., area. Her work and volunteer history are reflective of the values of truly helping people and bringing efficiencies to programs. Kierra’s line of thinking usually begins with the question: “How can I make this happen?”

Kierra earned her BS in Management Studies at the University of Maryland. She also completed studies at Bowling Green University in Sociology and Family and Social Services.