The Gatton Academy's Staff

Allen Clark is the 1st Floor North Residential Counselor, as well as one of two Lead Residential Counselors. As part of his Lead RC role, Allen coordinates student transportation needs at the Academy. He graduated from the Honors College at WKU with a BS in Psychology, with a second major in Arabic and is pursuing a post-graduate degree in counseling at WKU. Allen has been a Residential Counselor at Gatton since 2019 and considers it a great honor to provide a supportive, compassionate, and challenging environment to help young people learn, grow, and belong. Allen has a passion for seeing others flourish, helping him care for the students on his residential floor, and throughout The Gatton Academy.

Allen has a close-knit nuclear family with 4 younger brothers and a younger sister. In his free time, he enjoys playing music, writing, and reading—but most of his time is spent with the people he loves, simply doing life together.