Clarence Williams
is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, where he attended
Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has
resided in Seattle, Washington, for 41 years. He is
retired from the Seattle Fire Department where he served
for 30 years. Clarence also served as Assistant Manager
and Manager of Southwest Mortuary for three years.
At New Beginnings
Christian Fellowship (NBCF), Clarence Presently serves
as a Deacon, Deputy Chief of the Security, and Director
of the Discipleship Ministry. He has been a Sunday
School and Bible Study teacher for about 20 years and
has served the church in several different ministry
areas, to include, the Men’s Ministry, the Men’s Choir,
Christian Education, the Chair of the Trustee Board and
Vice Chair of the Finance Boards.
Outside of his main
profession, he has served as a lobbyist at the city,
state, and national levels; as a Consultant for Pryor,
McClendon, Counts and Company, an investment banking
Co., directory of field operations for the Seattle
office of Barden Cablevision, and has owned his own
business Unfogettables Cards and Gifts.
Clarence has served
as President of the International Association of Black
Professional Fire Fighters; President and Treasurer of
the Central Area Motivation Program (C.A.M.P.); Member
of the Northwest Conference of Black Public Officials;
Southern University Alumni Club of Seattle; member of
the Washington State Martin Luther King Holiday
Commission; Executive Committee for UNCF; Seattle Urban
League; Seattle Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tomorrow
Program; and the National Black Leadership Roundtable.
Clarence has been
blessed to receive several notable awards. Made an
honorary fire fighter of the Shreveport, Louisiana Fire
Department; Most Outstanding Fire Fighter in Washington
State; Fire Fighter of the year in 1994. Twice honored
as Most Outstanding Young Man of America; received the
United Nations Association of the USA award for
furthering the cause of human rights; the Seattle Urban
League Affirmative Action Award; the Community Service
Award by the Black Law Enforcement Officers Association
of Washington State; elected as Who’s Who Among Black
Americans; Who’s Who in America 1997; Strathmore’s
Who’s Who in America 1998; and the International man
of the year by the International Biographical
Centre, Cambridge, England.
