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Ray Clark, Senior Partner

Education

Master of Environmental Management, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Bachelor of Arts (Special Honors), Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama

Professional Experience

5/99 to 5/01:

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army.

Appointed in May 1999. Responsible for over 14 million acres, 2000 Installations which have 12,000 historical structures with a budget of $10.5 billion for military construction and base operations and $1.4 billion in environmental program management.

Accomplishments include:

Helping communities redevelop their economies

• Directed an initiative to turn over property faster to local communities,
• Directed the effort to convert Joliet Army Depot into a world class development that will create 21,000 construction jobs, 12,000 permanent jobs, while protecting some the last vestiges of tallgrass prairie in the Midwest.
• Expedited property transfer at Fort Ord, resolving years of bitter fighting among numerous parties in the community.
• Established a SMART team to develop a new model for dealing with closed installations communities. Established a $70 million funding program for research, development and technology to resolve unexploded ordnance issues.

Carrying on the tradition of army citizenship

• Directed the Army initiative to transition Army houses that still have useful life to the community.
• Signed a partnership agreement with Habitat for Humanity, HUD, EPA, and DOT to move excess houses off the installations to provide affordable housing.

Moving the army toward 21st century energy policy

• Directed an initiative to develop an energy strategy at Army installations. Established the Army Environmental and Energy Board chaired by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and the Under Secretary of the Army.

Leading a new generation of conservation

• Pioneering an effort to privatize the environmental remediation and to ensure cost effectiveness of clean up that includes community based clean up.
• Instrumental in transferring the Presidio of San Francisco to a trust that is
• undertaking the clean up.
• Promoted a public/private partnership approach to conservation in the Army. The
• result at Fort Bragg is a partnership with the Nature Conservancy to leverage land purchases, protect endangered species, and allow the Army to use Nature Conservancy lands for training. Together the partnership is purchasing new lands to expand the scope of the initiative. Hosted a world-wide energy and environmental conference where over 500 senior level facility managers from around the world came to deal with his new approach to installation management: "Sustainable Installations and Operations."

1/95 to 5/99:

Associate Director at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

Act as advisor to the President, the Chair of the Council, and the White House staff regarding national environmental policy. Develop Administration policy on pending legislation. Mediate interagency disputes regarding environmental policy. Recent program highlights include a briefing to the President on the long-term strategy for hardrock mining on public lands. The result of the briefing was a four-point strategy incorporated into the President's 1998 budget. Developed the strategy to avert a large-scale mining operation near Yellowstone National Park, which resulted in the purchase of the site, protected private property rights, and ended a protracted national controversy. The agreement was hailed by a New York Times editorial as "Victory at Yellowstone". Developed initiatives announced by President Clinton in his 1997 State of the Union Address. Initiated and managed a national study of the effectiveness of the National Environmental Policy Act. Managed and directed the development of the President's 24th Environmental Quality Report to the Congress setting forth the status and condition of the nation's environment. Wrote the President's 1995 message to Congress on his environmental policies and priorities.

1/92 to 1/95:

Senior Policy Analyst at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

During both Presidents Bush and Clinton Administrations carried out the Council's legislative mandate for oversight of the National Environmental Policy Act by initiating special studies and analyses related to environmental impact analysis. Reviewed and approved federal agencies NEPA procedures. Recommended policy development or changes to the Chair of the Council. Wrote and edited portions of President Bush's 23rd Environmental Quality Report. Worked with U.S. federal agencies and the international agencies to develop analytical approaches to support sustainable development. From 1/94 to 9/94 served as Acting Chair of the Council. Developed operating budget, recruited and supervised staff of senior policy analysts and attorneys. Testified before Congress defending budget, program, and policy positions. Served on the cabinet level interagency working group on Environmental Justice. Chaired a senior level task force to carry out the mandate of Presidential Review Directive-23.

1/88 to 1/92:

Assistant for Environment in the Office of the Secretary of the Army.

Provided guidance and developed initiatives to promote Army leadership on worldwide and global environmental issues. Supervised policy development and ensured execution of national environmental policy in Army programs. Initiated and served as director of the Senior Environmental Leadership Conference. Directed the development of "Army Environmental Strategy for the 21st Century". Led study of reorganization of the Army Environmental Program, which resulted in the establishment of the Army Environmental Policy Institute, the Army Environmental Center, and a more effective and efficient program. Reviewed environmental research and development program and approved Army submission to the Strategic Environmental Research Development Program. Responsible for Army base closure and realignment environmental program.

11/87 to Present

Adjunct Faculty at Duke University.

Developed and lecture in environmental policy courses at the Nicholas School of the Environment.

7/86 to 1/88

Environmental Protection Specialist in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Program manager for the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act. Responsible for oversight of major defense project environmental impact analyses such as the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Strategic Defense Initiative, Biological Defense Research Program, and the Chemical Weapons Demilitarization Program. Responsible for oversight of environmental research and development and subsequent transfer of environmental technologies to Army installations. Directed major Army land use study.

8/79 to 7/86

Chief, Environmental and Natural Resources Office at the U.S. Army Chemical and Military Police Schools, Fort McClellan, Alabama.

Principal advisor to the Commanding General on environmental and natural resource matters. Responsible for compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Program received Secretary of Defense Environmental Quality Award and Governor of Alabama Environmental Quality Award.

Professional Affiliations

Board of Directors, International Assn for Impact Assessment Commissioner, Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission, 1986-1989. Drafted the first Alexandria Environmental Policy Act International Advisory Board, Environmental Assessment Review Past-President, Alumni Council, Duke University Editorial Board, Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy University of Chicago Review Committee National Association of Environmental Professionals.

Military Service

United States Navy,

Viet Nam Service

Significant Awards

• National Environmental Quality Award, presented by the Natural Resources Council of America
• Secretary of the Army Environmental Quality Award
• Alabama Environmental Quality Assn Milestone Achievement
• Army Scholarship Program Recipient (Resource Economics/Policy)
• Secretary of the Army's Superior Civilian Service
• Alabama House of Representatives Distinguished Service

Publications and Speeches

• Clark, R. and Canter, L., eds. Environmental Policy (a retrospective and prospective look at the National Environmental Policy Act), St. Lucie Press, Delray Beach, Florida, 1997
• Partadario, M. and Clark, R., eds. Perspectives on Strategic Assessment, Lewis Publishers, 1999
• "Cumulative Effects Assessment: A Tool for Sustainable Development", in Impact Assessment, vol 12, no.3, 1994
• "A Rational Approach to Change", Keynote address at IAIA Conference in Quebec City, Canada, 1994
• "Tools for Sustainable Development", speech at IAIA conference in Shanghai, China, 1993
• "The National Environmental Policy Act and the Role of the President's Council on Environmental Quality", in The Environmental Professional, vol 15, no.1, 1993
• "Preparing to Lead", speech before the Senior Environmental Leadership Conference, University of Virginia, 1992
• "Politics and Practicalities of Carrying Capacity", remarks at Georgetown University, 1992
• "Making Decisions with Environment in Mind", remarks before the Federal Executive Institute, 1992
• "Natural Resource Values in the NEPA Process", Proceedings of the Department of Defense Natural Resources Leadership Conference, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1991
• "Implementing Geographical Information Systems on Army Installations", U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Lab Tecchnical Manual, 1986
• "Compatible Goals: National Defense and Environmental Protection", Proceedings of the American Defense Preparedness Association, 1984