Lawrence Clinkscale III

Los Angeles, CA

p: (202) 670-3969

e: Lawrence@proppz.com

OBJECTIVE: To empower my community through organizing, educating and motivating each community member to make their own individual contributions to collective efforts.

PROPPZ

Promoting Positive People and normalizing community development activity everywhere.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Librarian 2023 - Present

Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, CA 

Branch Manager 2019 - 2023

DC Public Library, Washington, D.C. 

Brand Manager 2020 - 2021

D3W World

Children’s Librarian 2014 - 2019

DC Public Library, Washington, D.C. 

Children’s Librarian 2014

Cleveland Public Library, Union Branch, Cleveland, OH

Library Assistant 2012 - 2013

Cleveland Public Library, Rice Branch, Cleveland, OH

Community Development Consultant 2010 - 2014

Bruce Clinkscale Goodwin, Inc., Cleveland, OH

Youth Development Consultant 2010 - 2012 

Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center, Cleveland, OH  

Graphic Design Consultant 2008 - 2013

Third Design Studio, Cleveland, OH 

Architectural Graphic Designer 2008 - 2009

Richard L. Bowen + Associates Inc., Cleveland, OH 

Architectural Graphic Designer 2006 - 2008    

K2M Design, Cleveland, OH 

VOCATION 

Everyone. Music 2021 - Present

Content Creator | #LeBronJamesCampaign 2019

Performance Poet  | Spoken Word 2008 - 2019

Art Educator | The Creative School 2018

Social Media Manager | DC Retro Jumpers 2017 - 2018

Content Creator | #BlackDollarsChallenge 2017

Coder | Code for DC 2016

Planning Committee | Volunteer Professionals Network 2015 

Program Manager  | Cleveland Mentoring Committee 2010 - 2014

Program Manager  | Rites of Passage 2007 - 2014

EDUCATION 

Kent State University:

Master of Library and Information Science 2012 - 2013

Master of Architecture 2006 - 2007 

Bachelor of Science in Architecture 2002 - 2006