TIM CLARK, COLLECTIVE IMPACT GROUP
BUILDING A BETTER omaha ONE PROJECT AT A TIME Tim Clark’s career resume is a varied one, with positions in education, nonprofits, real estate development, music festivals and even as a professional vocalist. At first, such experiences appear somewhat unrelated, but looking closer one sees a common thread running through all of them. “I chase common good,” he said. “I really think, as a country, we are playing with fire right now as we’re moving away from what’s good for the common good of humanity, whatever way you look at it. That’s been one of the characteristics that I think has really anchored me and helped me navigate this thing called life. “I’ve been diagnosed as a whole-brainer and it tells me who I am that I can look at both sides and find a way to navigate from there to find the common good for humanity and for community. One of the questions in common that attracts me to a lot of the things I’ve been doing is, ‘How do we create the best?’”
MAKING AN IMPACT
Clark had already made his mark on his hometown with roles through the YMCA and in the office of former Omaha Mayor P.J. Morgan when he was named a Midlands Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree in 2004, and he hasn’t slowed down in the time since. From there, he’s held positions with the Greater Omaha Chamber; was CEO of Clark Connection Group, the event management firm for the Omaha Riverfront Jazz & Blues Festival from 2004 to 2010; and executive director of Love’s Jazz and Arts Center from 2011 to 2017. Also in 2011, he began hosting his own television show, Heartland Focus,” something that continues to this day. He most recently took a role as manager of community relations with Metropolitan Community College and also has his own development company, Collective Impact Group, not to mention an armload of community service and volunteer positions held along the way, a few of which have included Girls, Inc., 100 Black Men of Omaha and NorthStar Foundation.
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