Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis competitors

Jim Clark joined Boys & Girls Clubs of America as president and CEO in January 2012. He leads a network of 4,300 Boys & Girls Clubs that serve nearly 4 million young people annually in all 50 states, in large cities and small towns, in public housing and on Native lands, and on U.S. military installations across the globe. More than 50,000 professional staff members operate the Clubs, supported by some 285,000 board and program volunteers. Jim has guided the organization through the launch of an exciting new strategic direction, the Great Futures Impact Plan. Under his leadership, Clubs are increasing impact on the young people they serve by focusing on three priority outcome areas - Academic Success, Good Character and Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles. To ensure BGCA provides the best possible service to Clubs, Jim has spearheaded a major restructuring of the national organization. He has introduced innovative programming that supports the three outcome areas in ways that are fun and engaging - such as state-of-the-art STEM initiatives, and Brain Gain, a program to combat summer learning loss.

Andy is a STEAM education advocate & thought leader who has spent his career building and leading programs that improve student outcomes through engaging hands-on learning. As Director of Innovation at LEGO Education, he shaped products and experiences that inspired creativity in children across the globe through play-based learning. More recently Andy led the academic business group for National Instruments, driving significant improvement in student engagement and success through active project-based learning. Andy served on the Board of Directors for Thinkery for three years prior to becoming CEO. He has also served on several advisory boards including the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), and as chair for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA). Andy has been very active working with youth in the community as a volunteer robotics mentor and as a Big Brother. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and a certificate in integrative STEM Education from Virginia Tech.