Kristen Elise Clark

Communications Specialist @Arlington County Government

Arlington, VA, US

Support the design and implementation of the public engagement strategy for the Arlington 2050 initiative.•Build and deepen positive relationships with a range of Arlington community leaders, with a focus on historically underrepresented communities.•Design and execute creative strategies for building trust and overcoming barriers to engagement with diverse or harder-to-reach groups.•Pilot the application of new AI tools for qualitative data analysis in collaboration with DTS. Developed and iterated upon best practices for ensuring accuracy, and investigated new approaches for presenting the results in engaging and accessible formats.•Manage logistics and staffing for pop-ups and community listening sessions, including creating engagement tools and resources, recruiting and managing volunteers, and coordinating with CAPE and event hosts to ensure successful engagement events.•Grow and energize productive collaborations across County departments and other public entities, including CPHD, DTS, the Libraries, and Arlington Public Schools.•Support the Communications and Policy Manager with general communications duties, including drafting remarks and talking points for Board Members, creating graphics and other communications materials, responding to media requests, and updating social media.

New York University

Non-Matriculated Status, Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience

Emerson College

BFA, Musical Theatre

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Master's Degree, Science Reporting