Carol E. Clarke serves as CEO at Neighborhood Housing Services of Birmingham, where she leads efforts to expand and strengthen homeownership, neighborhood stability, and equitable reinvestment. She brings deep experience in housing and economic development, having previously served a Director of Capital Projects and later Economic Development for the City of Birmingham, leading several major public-private redevelopment initiatives. Her background also includes community development leadership roles within the banking sector. Today, she focuses on infill housing in Birmingham's Northside middle neighborhoods as a strategy for turning vacant property into vibrant opportunity while supporting legacy residents of re-emerging neighborhoods.