Influence Board

Clark Merkley

Executive Director

BootUp PD, Inc.

$250

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Clark's Summary

Clark Merkley is the Executive Director of BootUp Professional Development, a nonprofit devoted to bringing coding and computer science to ALL elementary students by empowering their teachers. BootUp has worked with partner school districts around the country and has prepared over 350 teachers who are teaching over 170,000 students the essential literacy of code. With the generous support of Amazon Future Engineer, the work of BootUp has expanded to approximately 1,000 elementary schools around the country. Clark is also currently serving as Assistant Governor of Rotary International District 5420, the Utah statewide branch of Rotary International, one of the most significant NGOs in the world. Clark has been a business and human resources executive for several organizations including Employer Solutions Group, Utah County, Nebo School District and Assurant Health. He served as an elected school board member in Wisconsin and had the honor, in the middle of his professional career, to be a junior high teacher at Springville Junior High School where he taught Algebra, Physical Science, Earth Science, and Law & Government. He loves being in the classroom and helping to shape the minds of future life-long learners. He considers teaching to be the greatest of all professions. Clark received his law degree and MBA from the University of Chicago and his undergraduate degree in Zoology from Brigham Young University.

About Clark

  • Span of Control

    The number of people reporting to them

    Less than 10

  • Industry

    Non-Profit

  • Size of Company

    In terms of revenue

    lt $10 Million

  • Employees of Company

    The number of people working for this company

    1-10

  • Business Function

    Administration (CEO, Pres., GM, etc)

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