Clara Walters is currently a self-employed educational consultant. She specializes in training, mentoring and coaching principals, assistant principals and deans. Clara earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida Memorial College in Miami, Florida, her master’s degree from Rollins College and her doctorate degree from Nova University.

Clara served as senior director of Student Services for Orange County Public Schools, providing the resources to meet the diverse needs of students. Prior to that, she was responsible for distributing district resources and supervising the school improvement process as senior director of Secondary Education Services. She is a former language arts teacher and served as assistant principal at Wymore Career Education Center and Oak Ridge and West Orange high schools. Clara worked as principal of Carver Junior High for two years and principal of Jones High for nine years.

She has worked in the community with many organizations, including the Department of Juvenile Justice District Advisory Board, the Southwest Boys and Girls Club Advisory Club and the Youth Commission to develop the Orlando/Orange County Compact Program.