FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Athens, Georgia– Better Communities Collaborative’s Amy Clark, JD, SPHR has been appointed Chief People Officer, serving the family of firm’s growing teams across the southeast as the leader of the corporate human resource department.

Amy has been serving GroundHawk and W&A Engineering as Director of Human Resources since joining Better Communities Collaborative in July 2021. Since then, she has transformed many of our core processes, championed expanded employee benefits, such as the recently announced Unlimited PTO Policy, and grown a dedicated team of human resource professionals working with her.

“I joined BCC to support Jon’s vision of building a different type of workplace that values the whole person. I love being able to bring this vision to life in our employee community through our policies and the way we treat our team members,” said Clark. “I have a great team that is up to the challenge of continuing to learn and grow, and we work with wonderful, passionate employees that make all the effort worth it. I am proud of what we have put in place so far, and I am energized by the work we are still doing.”

In this new position, Amy will be dedicating her time to making Better Communities Collaborative the very best place to work by leading the efforts of both talent acquisition and retention, developing the next chapter of progressive benefits available to the team in and outside of the workplace, maximizing the BCC employee experience, and much more.

“Amy has been the heart and soul behind many of the Better Communities Collaborative’s innovative, progressive, and transformational policies for our team,” said BCC President and CEO Jon Williams, ASLA, PLA. “Her dedication to our people is unparalleled, and we’re very fortunate to have her taking the lead as Chief People Officer and continuing the journey to make the Better Communities Collaborative the very best place to work.”

Amy joined the BCC team with decades of experience in both the legal and human resources field, having maintained satisfaction and retention for clients with over 1,500 employees and managed human resource departments of firms with more than 450 employees in 11 states. She is an attorney-at-law licensed by the Georgia bar association and an accredited Senior Professional in Human Resources, certified by the Human Resource Certification Institute. We are so thrilled to have leaders like Amy amplifying our corporate culture and shepherding Better Communities Collaborative into our next chapter of growth. We are grateful for her continued commitment to our mission, vision, and values and are so excited to see our team thrive under her leadership.

About Amy Clark, JD, SPHR