Clara Pritchett
Operations Director

Clara Pritchett (Operations Director at Body Empowerment Project) is a graduate from Brown University where she obtained a B.A. in Africana Studies. At Brown, Clara developed and taught an independent study course titled Diet Culture and Fatphobia in the US. She went on to graduate with honors following the completion of her senior thesis titled “It is a War on the Body: The Racial Construction of the American Obesity Epidemic”. Aside from her academic background and personal advocacy efforts in this space, Clara has professional experience working for other nonprofit organizations including the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) and Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE).

 

A Philadelphia native, Clara loves working in her home city and giving back to the community. She is honored to work within the public school system she grew up in and address an issue area in which she has both an academic background and extensive personal experience.