REASONS TO INVEST
When you invest in the Ron Clark Academy, your gift’s impact is far-reaching, affecting the lives of students and educators here and across the country. Students validate the success of RCA’s learning environment: each class experiences double percentile increases in performance across all subject areas during the first academic year and continues to improve over time. The first four graduating classes received over $5 million in academic scholarships to premiere high schools in Georgia and beyond. Your investment changes lives.
“The Ron Clark Academy graduating class of 2014 earned over $1.8 million in scholarships for high school. We are so proud of them!”
OPERATIONAL REVENUE
“The potential is there; it is our responsibility to see it, to encourage it, and to let our children know that, without a doubt, we believe in their dreams.”
– THE END OF MOLASSES CLASSES BY RON CLARK –
MEET THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Kirk Brown
Senior Director of Development
Mr. Kirk Brown is Senior Director of Development for the Ron Clark Academy where he leads the fundraising and advancement programs for the middle school. He joined the Academy in August 2013 after five years with United Way of Greater Atlanta. In his last role, he had tremendous success managing and raising more than $8 million annually from top corporate partners, including Accenture, Equifax, Delta Air Lines, Newell Rubbermaid and SunTrust. With Kirk’s professional fundraising expertise, the organization was able to improve the lives of hundreds of individuals and families throughout the metro Atlanta region. Kirk’s career at United Way also included many leadership roles as the Loaned Executive Program Chair, Internal Campaign Co-Chair, cross-functional team member—tasked to create the United Way Young Professional Leaders group, and he served on the marketing Digital Strategy Team. Kirk is an active ten-year member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. where he serves on the board for the Atlanta alumni chapter, founder of the Emerging 100 of Atlanta– the young professional auxiliary of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, and a proud graduate of LEAD Atlanta Class of 2015.
Kirk Brown
Senior Director of Development
Kyle Walcott
Development Officer
Kyle Walcott joined the Ron Clark Academy family in July of 2016. Originally from Connecticut, he received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Georgia State University in 2013. Post-graduation, he followed his desire to serve our youth by providing in-classroom support and after-school tutoring services to students as an AmeriCorps member with City Year Washington, D.C. After fulfilling his service commitment, his role as scholar relations coordinator with the United Negro College Fund allowed him to implement leadership development programs to underrepresented college students nationwide.Upon returning to Atlanta in 2015, his entry into the world of fundraising began with United Way of Greater Atlanta as a member of the Loaned Executive program. Tasked with managing a portfolio of over 40 accounts, Kyle acquired a passion for bringing individuals and companies together in order to uplift our communities in need. Most recently, Kyle served as Georgia State’s development coordinator of annual programs, where he oversaw strategic plans concerning student philanthropy and young alumni giving.At RCA, Kyle contributes to the process of writing grant proposals and engaging both individual donors and corporate sponsors in order to maximize the fundraising potential of our school. He currently resides in Atlanta where he is an active member of the fundraising committee for the local alumni chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Kyle Walcott
Development Officer
