Chandra K. Clarke

Clarke began her career as a freelance journalist, working for several small weeklies and community newspapers in Southwestern Ontario, specializing in municipal affairs and agribusiness reporting, while completing a Bachelor of Arts at Athabasca University.{{Cite web |url=http://www2.athabascau.ca/aboutau/media/documents/OPEN_fall-winter2009.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 29, 2011 |archive-date=June 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619162258/http://www.athabascau.ca/aboutau/media/documents/OPEN_fall-winter2009.pdf |url-status=dead }} She then took a position as a managing editor before striking out on her own in 1997 to found Scribendi.com,{{cite web |author=PR Newswire |url=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10683845/scribendicom-receives-iso-certification.html |title=Scribendi.com Receives ISO Certification |publisher=TheStreet |date=February 18, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805183632/http://www.thestreet.com/story/10683845/scribendicom-receives-iso-certification.html |archive-date=August 5, 2011 |url-status=dead }} an editorial services company located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario that employs 200 people,{{cite news|last=Buckner|first=Dianne|title=It's not just tokenism, women-run firms perform better|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/it-s-not-just-tokenism-women-run-firms-perform-better-1.1302932|access-date=3 May 2013|newspaper=CBC News|date=3 March 2013}} and can proofread over 1.5 million words per week.{{cite web|last=Englert|first=Gianna|title=Chandra Clarke|url=http://www.capitalistchicks.com/?q=node/509|accessdate=2 May 2013}}

An advocate of space exploration, Clarke has been involved in several Canadian space advocacy groups, including the Canadian Space Society, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and Mars Society Canada. She received her MSc in space studies in 2003 from the University of North Dakota. She is featured in the book Women of Space: Cool Careers on the Final Frontier ({{ISBN|1-894959-03-5}}). Her website to promote citizen science projects was a 2013 Webby Honoree.{{cite web |url=http://ckdp.ca/2013/04/15/local-blog-author-becomes-webby-award-honoree/ |title=Local Blog Author Becomes Webby Award Honoree | News in Chatham-Kent | the Chatham-Kent Daily Post |website=ckdp.ca |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628045137/http://ckdp.ca/2013/04/15/local-blog-author-becomes-webby-award-honoree/ |archive-date=28 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://winners.webbyawards.com/2013/web/general-website/personal-blog-or-website/honorees |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412033110/http://winners.webbyawards.com/2013/web/general-website/personal-blog-or-website/honorees |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

She is also known for her popular weekly humour column, published online and in print in several publications around the world. Formerly known as In My Humble Opinion, it is now simply published under her name. The column is an eclectic, humorous look at such universal issues as family, parenthood, and modern life, as well as the latest science and technology news.

Clarke also presents at conferences and panels on technology issues{{cite news|author=Canada |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/partners/tech-2010/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110216014112/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/partners/tech-2010/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 16, 2011 |title=Tech 2010 |work=Globe and Mail |location=Canada |accessdate=October 18, 2011 }}{{Cite web |url=http://2012.canada30.ca/speakers/chandra-clarke/ |title=Canada 3.0 Conference | Chandra Clarke |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628044402/http://2012.canada30.ca/speakers/chandra-clarke/ |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }} and women in business.{{cite web |author=Natalie MacNeil |url=http://shetakesontheworld.net/2009/09/in-her-heels-chandra-clarke-of-scribendi-com.html |title=In Her Heels: Interview with Chandra Clarke of Scribendi.com |publisher=She Takes on the World |date=September 25, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827043034/http://shetakesontheworld.net/2009/09/in-her-heels-chandra-clarke-of-scribendi-com.html |archivedate=August 27, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

As an entrepreneur, Clarke has achieved prominence both at home and abroad. In 2009, she led the company to win Best in Class at the Interactive Media Awards,{{cite web |url=http://www.interactivemediaawards.com/winners/winners.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904112254/http://www.interactivemediaawards.com/winners/winners.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |title=Winners Gallery |publisher=Interactive Media Awards |accessdate=October 18, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.scribendi.com/news/interactive_media_awards.en.html |title=Wins Top Honors at 2009 Interactive Media Awards |publisher=Scribendi.com |date=February 12, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}} and was a finalist for Best Canadian Entrepreneur, Best Overall Company of the Year, and Most Innovative Company of the Year at the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, at ceremonies held in New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/women/awards/414_2252_20190.cfm |title=Stevie Awards For Women in Business: 2009 Honorees |date=May 24, 2010 |publisher=Stevieawards.com |accessdate=October 18, 2011}} In 2010, her company won an International Business Award for Best Writing/Web Content, beating a much larger rival, Accenture, at ceremonies held in Istanbul.{{cite web|url=http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/iba/awards/408_2633_20482.cfm |title=The International Business Awards: Creative & Media Awards Category Honorees |date=November 29, 2010 |publisher=Stevieawards.com |accessdate=October 18, 2011}} In 2010 she was an Enterprising Woman of the Year finalist in Enterprising Women magazine,{{cite web|url=http://www.enterprisingwomen.com/EWofYearAwards_2010.htm |title=2010 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards – Winners and Finalists |publisher=Enterprising Women |date=March 18, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}} as well as named "one of the top 25 most amazing women of the year" by Stiletto Woman Magazine.{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/scribendi_inc/4815886815/|accessdate=2 May 2013 |title=Chandra Clarke - Top 25 Amazing Women of the Year - Single Page }} In 2011 she was awarded the Woman Exporter Year award by the Organization of Women in International Trade Toronto chapter.{{cite news|title=Chandra Clarke Awarded The Women Exporter Award By OWIT|url=http://ckdp.ca/2011/01/08/chandra-clarke-awarded-the-women-exporter-award-by-owit/|accessdate=2 May 2013|newspaper=Chathem Kent Daily Post|date=8 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313062244/http://ckdp.ca/2011/01/08/chandra-clarke-awarded-the-women-exporter-award-by-owit/|archive-date=March 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}

In addition, she has been listed for three consecutive years on Profit W100, an annual ranking of Canada's top women entrepreneurs.{{Cite web |url=http://list.profitguide.com/rankings/w100/2010/ranking/Default.aspx?sp2=2&sc1=0&d1=a |title=W100: Canada's top women entrepreneurs | Lists | Canadian business online |access-date=March 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323090644/http://list.profitguide.com/rankings/w100/2010/ranking/Default.aspx?sp2=2&sc1=0&d1=a |archive-date=March 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.profitguide.com/microsite/profitw100/2011 |title=2011 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228152504/http://www.profitguide.com/microsite/profitw100/2011 |archive-date=December 28, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.profitguide.com/microsite/profitw100/2012 |title=2012 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228152834/http://www.profitguide.com/microsite/profitw100/2012 |archive-date=December 28, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url=http://www.chatelaine.com/living/budgeting/10-inspiring-success-stories-from-top-female-entrepreneurs/?gallery_page=10 |title = 10 inspiring success stories from top female entrepreneurs - Chatelaine|date = October 5, 2012}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/success-stories/virtually-perfect-w100-profile-41326 |title = Virtually Perfect (W100 profile) - Canadian Business}}

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• [http://www.chandrakclarke.com/ Official website]
• [http://www.scribendi.com/ Scribendi Inc.]

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