Managing in Turbulent Times: Emerging Leaders in Public Health

Current Scholars

Lisa ClarkeLisa C. Clarke, BBA, MDiv
Program Manager, NC Division of Public Health

Area of work: Infant Mortality Reduction

Lisa Clarke is a Program Manager for the NC Division of Public Health, where she oversees several infant mortality reduction projects. Here she is dedicated to working toward solutions to eliminate health disparities and social inequalities. Lisa has over twelve years experience working in the substance abuse/public health field and is a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant in North Carolina.

Lisa is also member of National Health Promotion Associates' national network of Certified LifeSkills Trainers. LifeSkills Training is a drug prevention curriculum taught in elementary, middle and high schools as well as with parents. Lisa has been working for NHPA since 2000, conducting LST trainings throughout the United States and Canada, training other teachers in the LST program.

Lisa has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma. She also has earned a Master of Divinity from Shaw University.

Personal Information

I am a "new" country girl! I have never lived in the country, but now I wake up to 300 acres of country in my back yard! I love it and don't think I'll ever truly live in the city again!

What I would like to get out of this program

I would like to use this program as a purposeful journey to hone the skills I have in the various disciplines. I believe health only occurs when the physical, mental emotional and spiritual are in sync. I hope this program will allow me to find other pieces to that total health puzzle, and point me in the direction to help others I work with to find their health as well.