Sandra Clark is vice president for news and civic dialogue at WHYY, the Philadelphia region’s leading public media outlet. Clark joined WHYY in 2016 and is a member of the station’s executive leadership team. She manages news operations across radio, television, web, and digital media, and leads the newsroom’s community engagement initiatives. Clark is a long-time vocal advocate for diversity, inclusion and equity, and closing the power and trust gap between journalists and communities of color. She is a contributing instructor/coach/mentor of emerging leaders for the Poynter Institute and serves as an executive advisor for the Lenfest Constellation News Leadership Initiative. Clark formerly was managing editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer.