Congressional Citation Goes to Leader at Long Island University in Brooklyn
- Kim Williams Clark to Receive Award from Rep. Ed Towns, December 3 -

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Attorney and educator Kim Williams Clark, recently named dean of institutional advancement at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, will receive a congressional citation for her many years of service to the community. Congressman Edolphus "Ed" Towns of New York’s 10th Congressional District will present the award at the 58th anniversary banquet of the New Canaan Baptist Church on Monday, December 3.

"I am honored to be recognized for the work I do in the community," said Clark, noting that she is committed to connecting non-profit groups to the resources they need and strengthening linkages within the community. At the Brooklyn Campus, Clark builds corporate and foundation support and creates new national partnerships geared towards increasing funding for university projects and student-centered initiatives.

Previously, Clark served as associate dean of the Center for Continuing Education and Professional Development at Georgetown University. Prior to that, she was a special adviser to the Provost and director of institutional advancement and paralegal studies at the Brooklyn Campus. Clark has also worked at The Miracle Makers, Inc., a child and family services agency, and as a prosecutor with the Bronx County District Attorney's Office, and maintains a law practice, primarily for people who are indigent, focusing on family law.

Clark's memberships include the Carver Bank Scholarship Board, Greater New York and District of Columbia Chapters of the Links, Inc., the Coney Island and Crown Heights neighborhood advisory boards, Downtown Brooklyn Council, Metro Tech Business Improvement District, New York County Lawyer's Association and the Brooklyn Bar Association. Clark has received community service awards from Women of Substance, Inc., New York State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Brown Memorial Baptist Church and the National Association of Public Interest Law. Clark has been highlighted in the Network Journal and Diverse Issues in Higher Education for her accomplishments.

The youngest of six, Clark is the daughter of long-time community figures Bessie L. Williams, the founder and executive director of the Williams Residence Inc. group homes for people living with HIV, the formerly homeless and substance abusers, and her father, the late Jesse E. Williams, retired from the Board of Education. Her parents also raised 22 foster children.

The first in her family to obtain an advanced degree, Clark earned her B.S. in Criminal Justice from John Jay College in 1992. She went on to earn her law degree from Rutgers University at Camden, where she was president of the Black Law Students Association and served as student law clerk for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Please note: Photograph of Kim Williams Clark is available on request.

Long Island University opened its Brooklyn Campus in 1926, welcoming a diverse population at a time when other major universities enforced quota systems against racial and ethnic minorities. Located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, the Campus is accessible to all major bus and subway routes and the Long Island Rail Road.