Frankie was born in Spokane, Washington many moons ago … he and his family moved to Alaska when he was a young lad and Frankie served as free labor for his step-father during the school construction boom of the 1980’s following completion of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. Frankie has lived in over two dozen Alaskan communities ranging from bush villages (Koyuk) to fishing communities (Adak, Kodiak) to real Alaskan “cities” (Juneau, Ketchikan, North Pole, Wasilla). He called Juneau home for over twenty years. His first four years in Vegas, he resided in the little village of Blue Diamond nestled in Red Rock National Conservation Area . He now resides at the East end of Hwy 159. His spare time is consumed with spending time with his son Wylie and mountain biking, road biking, climbing, snowsports and all things web & computers. He shares a loose professional affilliation with with these fine folks in Haines, Alaska.
Frankie holds a B.L.A. in Social Science, a M.A.T. in Secondary Education, and a M.Ed. Technology from the University of Alaska, Southeast. He also holds a J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law and is currently enrolled as a graduate student in the M.Ed.Leadership cohort at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. In his former life, he clerked in Alaska for Simpson, Tillinghast, et. al. representing, among many others, Southeast's Regional Native Corporation, Sealaska, instructed as adjunct law professor at UAS (legal research, writing; contracts) and served as the Labor Relations Specialist for Alaska Dept's of Administration, Fish & Game, and Natural Resources.
Mr. Clark, who apparently likes to refer to himself in the third person, began his career with the Clark County School District as a World History teacher at the brand new Canyon Springs High School, Leadership & Law Preparatory Academy in 2004. He was then promoted to an Educational Technology Strategist (a.k.a. ECS) for the school’s Leadership & Law Magnet program. Following three years of devoted service at the ‘Canyon, Mr. Clark was hired on as a Web Coordinator II for Virtual High School, the district’s accredited online high school. He serves as the district’s Blackboard server administrator with assistance from Director Wray and his staff.
Frankie looks forward to working with the students, community, faculty, and staff in forging VHS into one of the nation’s top online high schools. We have begun this transformation under the leadership of Dr. Wade by migrating over to Blackboard - a new, advanced online classroom management system. This is the first of many significant steps toward creating a bright, promising future for the Volts!
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