Dr. Laura Clark

I was born and raised in Memphis, went to college to learn to be a teacher, eventually receiving my doctorate in educational leadership and policy at Vanderbilt University. As an educator, I have been a teacher, a principal, and then at MTSU, a professor and an administrator. As a board member of the non-partisan American Democracy Project at MTSU, I have been civically engaged in serving MTSU and Rutherford County through voter registration as well as training MTSU students to advocate and communicate with their representatives both in state and local government. Since 2015 at MTSU, I have supported educators in Tennessee through our signature professional development program, the PK-12 Collaborative. In 2020, I was honored to be a Trailblazer Honoree for National Women's History Month, and was also nominated by MTSU for the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award. I was recently elected to serve on the state board of Tennessee Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TNTESOL).

As a member of the Rutherford Neighborhood Alliance since 2024, I have worked with other county residents to engage with local government, to advocate with local officials and to speak publicly on issues of importance to our community. I am also a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Murfreesboro.