Jane G. Clark, MPA, CPS, CPSS (Seminole)

Jane G. Clark is a seasoned executive leader and consultant whose career spans more than two decades across public health, behavioral health, and social justice initiatives at the national, tribal, state, and local levels. Of Seminole and Asian heritage, she brings a rich blend of cultural insight, global lived experience, and multidisciplinary expertise to her work advancing community wellness and organizational effectiveness.

Jane has supported tribal nations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations with grant writing, program planning and implementation, professional training, and broader organizational development initiatives. Her leadership portfolio also includes serving as Executive Director for multiple organizations, Chief Administrative Officer for a behavioral health nonprofit, and Department Director for a Medicaid Managed Care Organization. 

Her expertise spans the full lifecycle of grants management—federal, state, local, and foundation—and she has secured more than $40 million in funding to date. Jane is recognized for her strengths in strategic planning, program development, community organizing, organizational growth, and sustainability. She is known for her collaborative leadership style, relationship‑building skills, and ability to guide teams and systems toward innovative, culturally responsive solutions.

Jane holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Letters from the University of Oklahoma, as well as a Master’s Certificate in Primary Care Behavioral Health from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is credentialed as a Certified Prevention Specialist, a Peer Support Specialist, and an Experienced Trainer in organizational development. Her professional excellence has been recognized with the 2014 Art of Prevention Award from the Addiction Professionals of North Carolina and the 2009 Prevention Specialist of the Year Award from the Oklahoma Drug and Professional Counselors’ Association.

Her global upbringing as an “embassy brat”—having lived in or traveled to 12 countries and 100+ cities across four continents—shaped her early understanding of cultural competency, mediation, and relationship‑building. These experiences laid the foundation for her career in community engagement and systems‑level change. Today, she brings that same global perspective and commitment to equity into every facet of her work.