Blake Stack

Blake Stack serves as the Senior Associate Director of Student Engagement. Prior to joining the University in 2010, Stack served as an AmeriCorps member on Richmond’s Northside with a local nonprofit that worked with community members affected by the criminal justice system. In this role, Stack worked with the director of operations to lead the expansion of social enterprises through strategic planning initiatives while serving as a supervisor to organization staff and student interns dedicated to community engagement.

At the University, Stack currently supports the work of community-engaged learning by growing programs and initiatives intended for students who are curious about and dedicated to the work of social change in Richmond, and beyond. He is particularly passionate about creating spaces that foster critical reflection and civic agency, supporting the growth of equity-minded student leaders, and working to implement democratically-engaged assessment practices.

In 2021, Stack graduated from the University of Richmond with a Masters of Nonprofit Studies (MNS), receiving the Louis J. Narduzzi Memorial Book Award for academic excellence. His studies focused on understanding the strategies available to nonprofits and local institutions to create sustained change in the Richmond community, solidifying his ongoing desire to foster spaces that center community expertise in the work of civic engagement.

When he’s not learning about or being humbled by the complexity of this work, he’s likely skipping his next workout due to getting lost inside a local coffee shop, or walking around Carytown with his two kids, telling dad jokes and reminding them of how cool he is.