Mel Clarke

Mel Clarke, MBA, serves as the Director of Talent Acquisition at NPR since September 2022, previously holding the position of Talent Acquisition Manager at Clinical Health Network For Transformation (CHN) from April 2021 to June 2022, where a multi-threaded talent acquisition model was implemented across 14 Planned Parenthood affiliates. Additional experience includes leadership roles at Kelly in centralized onboarding and client program specialist positions, and operations management at Wayne State University, contributing to cultural change and process simplification. An early career at Allegis Global Solutions focused on sourcing IT talent, and earlier roles at Central Michigan University emphasized diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Clarke holds a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University and a Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Central Michigan University.