Krystal N. Clark, M.Ed., a native of Portsmouth, VA., earned her B.A. in Sociology/Psychology at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA and M.Ed. in College Student Personnel at the University of Maryland, College Park. Upon graduation she moved to Durham, NC where she served as the Program Coordinator for Fraternity & Sorority Life at Duke University. In 2011, Clark moved to Nashville to take on the role of Associate Director of Greek Life at Vanderbilt University. In 2013, she was selected to be the Associate Director of the newly created office of Student Leadership Development and in 2015 promoted to Director. From 2020-2024, Krystal served as the Director of Employee Learning and Engagement in Vanderbilt University Human Resources. In 2018, she became a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths Coach. Her Top 5 Talents Themes are Maximizer, Input, Relator, Focus, and Significance. In 2019 she completed training for Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods conducted by The Institute of Cultural Affairs in the U.S.A. In 2020, she became a facilitator for Google’s #IamRemarkable initiative.

In 2017, Krystal became the first Black President of the Junior League of Nashville in its 96-year history. Krystal is a member of the Class of 2015 Nashville Emerging Leaders (NEL), a finalist for the Nashville Emerging Leader Award (NELA) in the field of Education in 2012, and was the Junior League’s 2015 Young Professional Nominee for the Nashville ATHENA Award. She is an alumnae of New Leaders Council and is a member of the Class of 2017 of Leadership Nashville. Clark is a past member of the Friends of Nashville Ballet and served as Co-Chairmen of the 2019 Ballet Ball Late Party. In the past she volunteered as a member of Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, was inducted as a member of the Tennessee State Museum Young Professional Council, and served as the 2018 Chair of YPNashville. Clark is a former Big Sister for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee and in 2015 fundraised for the organization by serving as a member of the Franklin Wine Festival Royal Court. She’s a past member of the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run Middle Tennessee and is the founder of Starting Line-Young Professionals for Girls on the Run. Clark served as a Reader for Book ‘Em/Reading is Fundamental and held a book drive that raised hundreds of books for children in Nashville. She also collaborated with the Hannah Project Prostitution Intervention Program to hold a drive which raised over 1,000 feminine hygiene products for program participants.

Clark served two terms as Chair of The Advisory Board of The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and in 2021 became the Chair of the Board of Directors for The Belcourt Theatre. She has volunteered for Tri Delta Fraternity in many ways since her initiation in 2010 and most recently served as a facilitator of AAUW StartSmart3D, a member of the Leadership Development Committee from 2020-2021, and a Panhellenic Coordinator.

In 2020, she established Equip To Thrive, LLC to offer compassionate personal and professional development opportunities for ‘talented and imperfect’ people where she works virtually and in-person offering her services as a speaker, presenter, facilitator, and brand ambassador.

She contributed to The Freshman Project: A Collection of Practical and Clever Advice about the College Experience offering advice to first-year college students and their support network about seeking leadership opportunities in the collegiate environment.

Working out at Sweat440, reading, acting as a residential Nashville tourist, listening to podcasts, offering binge watch suggestions over on Facebook, sending out Doodles to gather friends for fun times, early mornings cheering for F1 races, shopping, attending concerts, and watching sports documentaries is where you’ll catch her in her free time.