About Us
WHO WE ARE
We are a black owned management consultancy that helps partners transform their organizations, with a particular focus on the people side of change and ensuring structures, systems and practices are aligned for impact. Our philosophy is rooted in being in relationship and adapting to your context and changing needs over time. We use a cross-disciplinary approach to surface both intention and tension, and help you build ways to align mindsets, processes, and decisions.
MEET OUR TEAM
Our team consists of highly qualified and motivated professionals, who uphold complexity, and makes connections between people, organizations, technology and ideas.
K. Jehan Benton-Clark
Co-founder and Principal
Pronouns: she|her
Grounded by the core belief that everyone deserves to have their voice be heard, founding director and principal of IMPACT Practice Advisors Jehan Benton-Clark pushes philanthropic institutions and nonprofits to prioritize community voice in strategy development and deployment. She also happens to be a master on the mic herself (never having met a DJ she didn’t want to partner with). Jehan also believes that the people closest to the problem know best how to solve it, and her work reflects this fundamental conviction – that we must transform philanthropic practices to center community engagement and equity.
Jehan has an extensive background in place-based philanthropy, capacity building, rural grantmaking and organizational change management. Before launching IMPACT Practice Advisors, Jehan held positions as the Senior Director of Advancing Equity and Justice and Portfolio Director for Community Investment and Impact at the Colorado Health Foundation. She was responsible for the shared deployment and impact of $146 million in community investments annually, and leading organization-wide strategies designed to advance health equity, racial justice and systems change alongside communities and leaders in Colorado. Jehan previously worked at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, served as Executive Director of Partners Ending Homelessness and led health and early childhood education investments at the United Way of Greater Greensboro.
Jehan holds a Masters in Social Service Administration with a concentration in community planning, organizing and development from the University of Chicago. She is a Senior Certified Professional Coach and certified practitioner in using EQ-i® 2.0 and EQ360® emotional intelligence assessments. She is also certified in the Influence Style Indicator™, Hardiness Resilience Gauge™, the Tilt 365 True Tilt Personality Profile™, Positive Influence Predictor™, and other industry-leading tools. She brings this expert knowledge and extensive experience to her strategic advisory services and coaching engagements. Jehan is currently pursuing a Professional Certified Coach (PCC)-level credential with the International Coaching Federation where she is a member.
She is based in Georgia with her husband and two children.
Certifications & Memberships
Damian Clark
Senior Advisor
Pronouns: he|him
Few technologists can master the art of bbq, but that is IMPACT Senior Advisor's Damian Clark’s current goal in life. His ability to bring together the right ingredients, using effective processes and connecting with people and people with ideas is how he will meet this goal. This is also the foundation for his professional success.
After completing his formal education at North Carolina A&T (Mechanical Engineering with a Master’s in Information Systems), Damian’s career acceleration led to his thriving profession in information technology including, cybersecurity at Wells Fargo and Bank of America; senior IT business analyst at CVS Health and a SCRUM master. Damian’s proficiency in SCRUM’s agile framework propelled him to new heights including employment with Perficient. Today, Damian adds vendor management to his cache of experience in his role as Program Manager, where he supports the business/technology teams behind one of the most innovative and feature rich content sharing platforms.
When he is not in the office, you can find Damian with his family enjoying the outdoors - hiking, stand up paddle boarding and his newest activity - road cycling. This newly transported Georgian BBQ enthusiast will bring talent, human capital, strategic thinking, and problem solving techniques to all IMPACT clients and projects.
IPA also brings a diverse network of experts and specialists that are available to support client priorities depending on the scope and the scale of needs. This includes highly specialized fields such as learning and evaluation, communications, IT, and other consulting and advisor support to tailor to your priorities.
