Ann A. Clanton, is a community advocate, Campaign For A Healthy Rhode Island – Tobacco Control program, Advocate for Smoke Free States, for the East Providence Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force coordinating press conferences, special events and forums.  Additionally she has worked as a coordinator for the National Association of Realtors’ Grassroots/Political Programs in Washington, DC and as a program administrator for the District of Columbia Department of Recreation and Parks.  She has worked in media relations as a public relations associate of the Greater Washington Urban League; as a public relations consultant for Roberta Segal and Associates; and as a conference associate of MayaTech Corporation in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Ms. Clanton has served as a volunteer for the International Institute of Rhode Island and is a founding member of The Links Incorporated Greater Providence, Rhode Island Chapter.  Ms. Clanton studied journalism at Howard University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from Roger Williams University.  This is Ms. Clanton’s second appointment to the Arts Council’s Board, having previously been appointed by former Governor Lincoln Almond.