Ed Clarke

Ed Clarke has been named to lead the Maryland Center for School Safety based in Baltimore. Clarke, a former police officer and retired captain, has been involved in school security issues since 2000. He served for six years as school safety and security director of the Montgomery County Public School System, is a school safety consultant and has been active in efforts to increase the number of resource officers in local high schools. Clarke earned his Bachelor of Science in administration of justice, as well as a Masters in government management from American University. He has formerly served as a co-chair of the Montgomery County Gang Prevention Community Awareness Task Force.