John H. Clark received a BA in Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico and successfully built and ran a printing and manufacturing company located in Louisville, Kentucky for 27 years. Today, Clark is the president of The Port Valdez Company, which traces its land holdings to George Cheever Hazelet and his partner Andrew Jackson Meals original scripting of 720 acres in Valdez, Alaska. He also is the founder of Old Stone Press. He and his wife Gretchen live in Louisville, Kentucky.