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User:MaynardClark is Maynard S. Clark of Boston.

He researches and writes about the areas of his work, volunteering, and interests, including useful, worthwhile research and thoughtful understanding of key historic topics vital to the survival and well-being of human life and human society, and of nature in general - including clean, appropriate scale renewable energy; evidence-based whole foods plant-based vegan diets; and social mechanisms which promote, foster, and enhance mutually rewarding and establishing collaborations for the greater public (and private) good.

Contact: http://sites.google.com/site/maynardclark/ and Maynard (dot) Clark (at) gmail (dot) com
Current roles:
- Executive Director, Vegetarian Resource Center (founded 1993)
- Founder, Executive Director, Vegetarians In New Energy Sources (VINES) - begun in 1970s but reorganized under the Vegetarian Resource Center as a key project area of Vegetarian Resource Center
- Editor, Author
- Board Member, Quantum Risk Analytics, Inc. - maker of predictive analytics software for customized risk assessment of individual exposure to prevalent pathogens, specifically for airborne pathogen exposure risks of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases. See Mathematical modelling of infectious disease
- Analyst, ElderHelpers.org, a spinoff from Campaign for Aging Research (C.A.R.), where he had been Vice President of Ethics - Gerontology Research Group - Gerontology is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging.
- Business advisor, veganization of small businesses (engagement with others and alignment with vegan values relevant to the business/es) - Examples are integration of vegan petfoods in pet care and pet-oriented businesses and animal advocacy platforms; government programs related to domestic and companion animals. The term "veganization" can refer to the process of converting recipes to be 100% vegan-friendly, or the idea of transitioning to a plant-based diet to address climate change. In June 2022, a senior expert at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for "global veganization" as a way to prevent climate disaster. Peter Carter, the IPCC expert reviewer and Director of the Climate Emergency Institute^[1], has also endorsed the Plant Based Treaty, part of the Plant-based action plan, and called for veganization as a solution to climate change, ocean issues, and biodiversity loss. Carter believes that eliminating meat and dairy is necessary to prevent global climate catastrophe. Veganization may also refer to the Cookbook and Restaurant Veganization Project, a wiki planned on all-creatures.org^[2]^[3], that aims to convert recipes in cookbooks and restaurants to be vegan-friendly recipes.

Previous roles:
- Census Field Supervisor, Census 2020 - Boston, Massachusetts
- Director, Crius Energy/Viridian International - reorganized in mid-2016 as Viridian International Management, LLC^[4]^[5] and recently purchased by Vistra Energy. In October 2019, Vistra Energy, a Texas-based integrated power company, completed the acquisition of Crius Energy LLC, including its subsidiary Viridian International Management, for approximately $328 million. As a result, Crius Energy and Viridian International are now part of Vistra Energy, and their operations have been integrated into Vistra's retail electricity business.
- Program Manager, Ethical Issues in Global Health Research
- Officer, Board Member, Mission Hill Health Movement
- Vice President, VeggieSeek (online supply chain-integrated vegetarian travel and dining website)
- Vice President of Ethics, Campaign for Aging Research (C.A.R.)
- Administrative roles in various large, complex organizations.
- Founder, Board Member, Officer (President, Co-President, Vice-President, Secretary), Boston Vegetarian Society
- Founder, Vegetarians In New Energy Resources (V.I.N.E.S.)
- Member, National Society of Musicians for Animals (N.M.S.A.) p. 29, The Vegan:The magazine of The Vegan Society. Winter 1988. Published on November 30, 1988. Performed at March for Animals, 1990, in Washington DC.
- National Education Coordinator, Farm Animal Rights Movement (F.A.R.M.), coordinating the annual Great American Meatout (formerly Farm Animal Reform Movement))
- Office Operations Supervisor (OOS) - 5-city area, Census 2000 (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Fun fact

Maynard Clark has several distant relatives and some close relatives with whom he shares common ancestors who have Wikipedia articles about them and/or their work. ^[6]

However, he reports that he has yet to meet any close relatives who are mentioned on Wikipedia (and there are quite a few), despite his efforts. Connecting with living relatives who have Wikipedia entries—whether in person, by phone, or via live text—is something he says that he hopes to do someday. Perhaps it belongs on his bucket list rather than in it! His closest such living relative with a Wikipedia article is a first cousin, and he also has several living second, third, and fourth cousins with Wikipedia articles.

References

^ Climate Emergency Institute
^ Vegan Recipes with Photos
^ Vegan Recipes without Photos
^ A New Day for Viridian: Viridian International Management Assumes Leadership of Sustainability-Focused Network Marketing Company: Partnership promises to enhance opportunity for current and future Viridian direct sellers with expanded product lines and the chance to ‘do well by doing good’ globally. BusinessWire. July 19, 2016 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
^ Bloomberg business profile for Viridian International Management, LLC
^ The closer relatives are likely to have been elected political representatives in either of the two major parties (in southern US states). Some are corporate and scientific leaders. After one visits anyone else's family gatherings as a guest of one of their family members, none of this is as impressive as it may first sound. Other families are replete with some truly highly-accomplished persons (most much older than the family gathering's average age). Often I figure that one or two of these other family gatherings' members deserves a Wikipedia article (but few of the leading lights with needed skills to sort through the life and gather details have shown both aptitude and motivation for researching their family member's biography, despite offers of wizened, competent health.

[1] Climate Emergency Institute

[2] Vegan Recipes with Photos

[3] Vegan Recipes without Photos

[4] A New Day for Viridian: Viridian International Management Assumes Leadership of Sustainability-Focused Network Marketing Company: Partnership promises to enhance opportunity for current and future Viridian direct sellers with expanded product lines and the chance to ‘do well by doing good’ globally. BusinessWire. July 19, 2016 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

[5] Bloomberg business profile for Viridian International Management, LLC

[6] The closer relatives are likely to have been elected political representatives in either of the two major parties (in southern US states). Some are corporate and scientific leaders. After one visits anyone else's family gatherings as a guest of one of their family members, none of this is as impressive as it may first sound. Other families are replete with some truly highly-accomplished persons (most much older than the family gathering's average age). Often I figure that one or two of these other family gatherings' members deserves a Wikipedia article (but few of the leading lights with needed skills to sort through the life and gather details have shown both aptitude and motivation for researching their family member's biography, despite offers of wizened, competent health.

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