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Family, candor, home - These are the words that best describe my understanding of and my approach to this field. To achieve your real estate goals, enlist an advocate with comprehensive experience: negotiations, investing, schools, marketing, mentoring new realtors, and real estate instruction.
An average Joe without a shortage of will - From Lombardi Middle School in Green Bay, Wisconsin to the East Coast, England, East Africa, and finally to Santa Monica, there has been a lot of adventure and no quit. My father raised two boys on his own, and he instilled qualities in us from his childhood on my grandmother's farm. Most important is work ethic.
Background - Raised in Green Bay - Go Pack Go! - my son, Alex, now asks me to read stories to him like Goodnight, Gorilla and Go, Dog, Go! He has all things under the sun in green and yellow: a bib, stocking cap, clothes, and of course, a football.
The army was home between 1988 and 1991. My father was an officer during the Vietnam War. So, following his lead, I enlisted at 17. First under Reagan and then Bush, I served in the Presidential Honor Guard / 3d US Infantry Regiment in Arlington. Later called back to active duty during the Gulf War, I was attached to the Army's 25th Infantry Division on Oahu. Two university exchange programs took me to England and Kenya as an undergraduate.
Other Experiences - Prior to becoming a realtor in 2003, my wife and I were both teachers in Santa Monica. With well over 200 students in 6 classes, Monroe Middle School in Inglewood was the site of my first teaching position.
Before moving from New York to Los Angeles, George Mason and Columbia were schools that should have had majors in academic procrastination. Case in point, I once pulled three consecutive nearly-all-nighters in Butler Library for my senior seminar. 27 pages written in just 3 days... Stuyvesant High School, in the shadow of the Trade Center, was the home of my mentor teacher (the wacky but insightful Warren Donin), who was also an adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia.
Community Ties - Sunset Park is my family's home, having married a Santa Monica native. We care about our community: the schools, the businesses, the people.
My family supports charities for AIDS, cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, and the Sierra Club. These three diseases have affected family and friends, so the causes mean that much more to us. As a college student, I volunteered at a homeless shelter in Washington (McPherson Square) as well as an after-school tutoring program in New York (East Harlem).
Philanthropy - 2004 - In tribute to the lessons of my father, we created The Gordon Clark Scholarship Fund to help my former students pay for their college educations. Please contact Linda Gross at the Ed. Foundation if you would like to contribute: smmef@smmusd.org or 310.396.4557.
Having lost my mother on 12.20.07, a second scholarship specifically for nursing students is in the initial stages. She was a nurse. The other scholarship is a general fund for local high school students.
The hospice care-givers who looked after her in the last 9 or 10 months were absolutely remarkable. Thanks especially to Michelle, Sarah, and Deacon Bob :-) My brother and I will never forget you.
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"The difference between
a successful person
and others
is not a lack of strength,
not a lack of knowledge,
but rather in a lack of will."
Vince Lombardi
310.251.2145
chrisgordonclark@hotmail.com
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A biography in pictures:
 
Green Bay, WI (1971-1988)
The Honor Guard / 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, Arlington, VA (1988-90)
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (1990-94)
1994-5 ski season spent in Aspen and Snowmass, CO
This is neither me nor anyone I know - photo of me eating it not included. My skiing improved in 5 months (from embarassing to passable), but black runs with bumps was as good as it got.
Columbia University, New York, NY (1995-1999)
3 generations of Clark boys together for Christmas 2007 - An avid fan of the tell-it-like-it-is t-shirt, the old man tends to remind people of Red Foreman, Frank Barone, or Archie Bunker... in a good way. |
