Meet Emma Clark, Energy Trust’s newest outreach manager
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Clark, who joined Energy Trust in June, brings experience in small company development, not-for-profit management and outreach to community-based companies serving underserved populations.
She formerly worked at the Beaverton Chamber of Commerce and Washington County Business Recovery Centers, conducting outreach to small companies and helping businesses owned by Black, Indigenous and people of color safe $1.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
At Energy Trust, Clark will support efforts to expand the companys reach in formerly underserved neighborhoods and concentrate on building relationships with and creating opportunities for neighborhoods of color throughout the state. She signs up with a group of outreach managers committed to serving rural clients in Eastern and Southern Oregon.
” It is really an honor and privilege for me to continue engaging with all of our communities,” she stated. “To me, inclusivity indicates more than the color of an individuals skin. Inclusivity includes all persons of various thought and ability which is how I commemorate diversity in my personal life in addition to my expert life.”
Clark was born in Portland however raised in a small village in Mexico, where she first learned the worth of neighborhood. She d opt for her grandfather to offer cucumbers and green mango cocktails in the center plaza, and she anticipated Sunday afternoons when families would get together to share picnics after church.
” Those were the places we got and shared meals to understand how everyones week went. There was always food and take care of everybody, no matter their capabilities, and for the senior and less fortunate, kids took turns delivering meals to their homes,” she said.
When she was 9 years old, her household moved back to Oregon. At school, Clark was overwhelmed by the new routine and curriculum and language, not able to interact with her brand-new classmates. She satisfied Elena, who had actually just shown up as a refugee from Ukraine.
” Of course, neither people might communicate (in English). One day, as we teeter tottered at recess, we started shouting at each other in Ukrainian and Spanish. Lastly, we broke out in laughter and from there, we knew would be inseparable,” she stated. “This was the very first time we understood each other. We accepted our various backgrounds and welcomed all the commonalties we shared through a genuine regard for one another.”
Today Clark and her other half, Brian, a landscaper, live with their 4 children on a little strawberry and native plant farm in Damascus, Oregon, where they grow berries that go into pies, jams and wedding cakes they produce buddies.
” In the winter season months, we love to take a trip to almost anywhere that uses fantastic scuba and genuine new experiences,” she stated. “And Sunday church day is still an old custom we show our kids.”
” It is really an honor and advantage for me to continue engaging with all of our communities,” she stated. “To me, inclusivity implies more than the color of a persons skin. Her family moved back to Oregon when she was 9 years old. At school, Clark was overwhelmed by the brand-new routine and curriculum and language, unable to communicate with her brand-new classmates.