Jacky Clark Chisholm

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Jacky Clark Chisholm
Jacky Clark Chisholm on the cover of her debut solo album Expectancy (Entheos Records, 2005)
Background information
Birth name	Jacqueline Clark
Origin	Detroit, Michigan
Genre(s)	gospel
Occupation(s)	singer
Instrument(s)	vocals
Label(s)	Entheos Records
Associated acts	The Clark Sisters Karen Clark Sheard Twinkie Clark Dorinda Clark Cole
Website	http://www.theclarksisters.com/

Jacky Clark-Chisholm (born Jacqueline Clark) is the eldest daughter of legendary gospel innovator Dr. Mattie Moss-Clark. Influenced by their mother’s work, Jacky and her younger sisters formed the world-renowned award-winning gospel singing group The Clark Sisters. The group flourished and became known for their classic gospel performances including “Is My Living In Vain?” and “You Brought the Sunshine”.

In addition to singing in the group, Jacky soon emerged as a formidable leader in business. She became spokesperson for the group, managing promotion, correspondence, public relations, interviews, and the like, all while earning a nursing degree. Along with her mother, and sister Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Jacky helped with the establishment of the Dr. Mattie Moss Clark Conservatory of Music in Detroit, Michigan in 1979. Trusted as administrator of the school, Jacky developed a curriculum and organized workshops that have trained hundreds of students over the years.

Professionally, Jacky has been an instructor for the American Red Cross for 10 years. She recently earned a bachelors degree in Family Life Education and Psychology and plans to open a counseling center for battered women and children. As a performer, she has often taken major roles in nationally touring gospel stage plays such as Lawd Have Mercy, Mama Don’t, Can A Woman Make A Man Lose His Mind, and The Man of Her Dreams. She is also a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association, and has done radio and television commercials for New York Life Insurance. Moreover, her stature provided her a platform as a motivational peaker for fundraisers such as H.O.P.E. South Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa.

On March 29, 2005, Jacky released her first solo album Expectancy on the Entheos Records label.^[1] While her sibling counterparts are known for their empassioned vocals, Jacky in contrast is known as the "sweet-voiced" sister. “I feel there is a need for more music that allows the listener to enter into praise and worship for the Lord,” Jacky asserts. “People have a need to meditate upon their own personal relationship with God, and I think that the kind of music I wish to perform will give them the space to reflect on God from their own points of view.” ^[2]

Jacky is a missionary and the director of the youth choir at her home church of New St. Paul Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Bishop P.A. Brooks, pastor, in Detroit, Michigan. She has been appointed Director of the Youth Choir for the Church of God in Christ, Inc. National Music Department. Jacky is married and the mother of three children.