Kathleen Clarke

Kathleen Burton Clarke is an American politician, who served as the national director of the United States Bureau of Land Management from 2001 to 2006. Clarke was the first woman to serve in this role. Early life and education Clarke was born in Utah and grew up in Bountiful, Utah. Clarke's father was Hubert C. Burton (1924–2000), a medical doctor. Clarke's mother was Elaine Nelson Burton. Clarke earned a bachelor's degree from Utah State University. She was then a law student at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Career Clarke began her career as a staffer for James V. Hansen and Senator Wallace F. Bennett.