Cheryl A. Clarke is a fundraising consultant with more than ten years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Clarke is an affiliate consultant and trainer with CompassPoint Nonprofit Services in San Francisco. Vice President of the Golden Gate Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Education, and a former practicing attorney, Clarke has served in senior development positions at the University of San Francisco and University of California, San Francisco. Clarke is also an award-winning writer of short stories.