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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.

Susan Slater is an Interim Chief Executive Officer at Reading Partners; Chief Regional Operations Officer at Reading Partners; and Communications Consultant at JONATH & DIMEO, INC and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. She has worked as Executive Director, Northeast Region at Jumpstart; Site Manager at Jumpstart; and Chief Program Officer at Jumpstart. Susan attended Tufts University between 2002 and 2004 and McDaniel College Budapest between 1998 and 2002.