Adam Clark

Adam Clark serves as an adjunct instructor in the Education department at Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU), teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. He concurrently works as a Title I reading teacher at Central Elementary in Dexter, Missouri, and as a parent educator for the Dexter/Richland/Bloomfield Parents as Teachers program.

His academic credentials include:

• Specialist in Education with Reading specialization from Arkansas State University (2020)
• Master's in Teaching and Learning from Hannibal-LaGrange University (2013)
• Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education from Hannibal-LaGrange University (2010)
• Associates in Child Care and Guidance from Three Rivers Community College (2007)

Mr. Clark's professional focus centers on reading intervention methodologies and early childhood development, evidenced by his Special Reading Level 1 Certification and completion of Dyslexia Training Institute's LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) curriculum. His work integrates evidence-based strategies for literacy challenges with community-based parent education initiatives.

Community engagement defines his non-academic profile: he serves on the Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation board (serving six Bootheel counties), Keller Public Library board, and acts as secretary for the Dexter Friends of the Park Committee. At Liberty Hill Baptist Church, he contributes to production ministry via the media team while pursuing personal interests in science fiction literature and trumpet performance with the Southeast Missouri Regional Jazz Orchestra.