Dr. Harry D. Clark, a retired administrator after 30 years of service from the Pittsburgh Public Schools, was the founding principal of the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, the first public arts high school in western Pennsylvania.  He served from 1979 to 1993. 

He served as President of the International Network of Performing and Visual Arts Schools.  He was National Director of Academic Relations for Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts in Orlando, FL.  Dr. Clark served as Educational Consultant and Senior Advisor for Production Masters, Inc., titled, “Uncommon Beauty in Common Objects”: African Art and its Influence in our Society, touring nationally and culminating at the Renwick Galleries, Washington, D.C. 

Dr. Clark served as 2nd Vice President on the Board of Directors of Bridgeway Capital, a community loan fund for Southwestern Pennsylvania. 

He served for 30 years on the University of Pittsburgh’s Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert Committee. 

Dr. Clark consulted for Arts schools in cities nationwide. He presented at the Kennedy Center, the U.S. Department of Education’s Special Projects Committee and the American Council for the Arts. 

He served as a consultant for film and television stars, Ben Vereen, the late Carol Channing and the late Raymond Burr.