Clay attended the University of Oregon (in Eugene, OR) for both undergraduate and graduate education, receiving his Doctor of Education degree in Special Education and Educational Measurement in 1970. During the past 50 years, Clay has worked in public school, university and human service settings.  These experiences have involved teaching children in clinical settings, university teaching, public school supervision, self-employed educational consulting and coordinating a state office program. Clay is currently a Visiting Professor of Education at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA and the Executive Director of Global Community Uniting for Equity (GCUE)™. The GCUE work is focused on designing and implementing educational and community systems to ensure that children achieve optimal learning experiences that prepare them to become loving and competent citizens.

Clay’s professional focus is on:  individualizing education for the diversity of students, educational measurement and international literacy.