The Greater Clark Foundation

The Greater Clark Foundation provides aspirational leadership to residents of the greater Clark  region of Kentucky by inspiring vision and action for a compelling future. The foundation acts as a  catalyst, connector, and convener to create the conditions in which all people in our community can  thrive.

Website: https://www.clarkambition.org/

GCF’s work with The Harwood Institute

•  Started with Waving the Community’s Flag: Winchester and Clark County’s Moment (2017) 

• Worked over multiple years on community initiative 

• Produced One Step At A Time: Winchester and Clark County Seizing the Moment (2019) 

• Held special multi-part series virtual convenings during Covid: Leading with Love: Caring for  Our Community and Yourself (Feb 2021) 

• Provided special coaching for Covid-focused coalition of community organizations

• Held a Stepping Forward Tour Stop

JEN ALGIRE

President & CEO

Jen Algire moved to Winchester to assume her role as president and chief executive officer of The Greater Clark Foundation in 2012. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Politics and Women’s Studies from Wake Forest University and a master’s in Social Work and Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Immediately prior to joining the Foundation, she was chief of staff for Premier Inc., the nation's leading alliance of hospitals, health systems and providers dedicated to improving healthcare performance. In other prior roles, Jen has served as the chief executive of private not-for-profit organizations as well as in senior leadership within local government. Her professional interests include community governance and civic participation, as well as the role of transparency in social capital markets. Jen’s board term began in 2012 and she has served as the secretary since 2016.