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Faith @ Work Friday w/Clark DurantCatholic convert and Legatus member Clark Durant has been named one of the top influential people in SE Michigan by Crain’s Detroit Business. He sits down with Vanessa today.
Clark Durant is president of The New Common School Foundation and co-founder, current board member, former chair and CEO of Cornerstone Schools in Detroit. Durant serves on the Excellent Schools Detroit Board for The Skillman Foundation and is co-chair of the academic subcommittee for the Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren. Durant previously served as State Board of Education president, overseeing the development of the Board’s vision, philosophy and mission statement focused on strengthening education standards and accountability and encouraging the development of charter schools in Michigan. He earned a law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School and is a former director of PMG at Munder Capital. Durant was nominated by President Reagan to serve on the Legal Services Corporation, where he served four years as chairman.
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Taking Young Catholics to Biblical Lands
Jesse Ray is the son of Steve Ray and he is on fire about introducing students to the Holy Land. He works for the President at Ave Maria University and handles their pilgrimages there. He also started Inheritance Pilgrimages, which is “dedicated to making it possible for Catholic young adults to encounter Christ on a pilgrimage to Biblical lands by covering up to 50% of their costs.”
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Faith @ Work Friday w/Clark DurantCatholic convert and Legatus member Clark Durant has been named one of the top influential people in SE Michigan by Crain’s Detroit Business. He sits down with Vanessa today.
Clark Durant is president of The New Common School Foundation and co-founder, current board member, former chair and CEO of Cornerstone Schools in Detroit. Durant serves on the Excellent Schools Detroit Board for The Skillman Foundation and is co-chair of the academic subcommittee for the Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren. Durant previously served as State Board of Education president, overseeing the development of the Board’s vision, philosophy and mission statement focused on strengthening education standards and accountability and encouraging the development of charter schools in Michigan. He earned a law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School and is a former director of PMG at Munder Capital. Durant was nominated by President Reagan to serve on the Legal Services Corporation, where he served four years as chairman.
Segment 2
Taking Young Catholics to Biblical Lands
Jesse Ray is the son of Steve Ray and he is on fire about introducing students to the Holy Land. He works for the President at Ave Maria University and handles their pilgrimages there. He also started Inheritance Pilgrimages, which is “dedicated to making it possible for Catholic young adults to encounter Christ on a pilgrimage to Biblical lands by covering up to 50% of their costs.”