This is a natural extension of my work with nonprofit human service organizations. Uzbekistan is a diverse republic in Central Asia that gained independence when the Iron Curtain fell in 1991. I am intrigued by that part of the world that I will be going to, as it is very different from the United States. They need the teachers and mentors. Like Russia, Uzbekistan is suffering through a devastating economic depression.
Education is often a second priority in the daily struggle to survive.
Clinard is looking forward to learning about the culture and helping residents in their struggle to revamp the country's economy. So there is a lot of potential there. But it's very poor. That's why the Peace Corps is there. Clinard is a graduate of Farmington High School and Erskine College in South Carolina where he earned a bachelor of science degree in business management.