CNAL Force Chaplain
Cmdr. Genevieve Clark
Chaplain Cmdr. Genevieve Clark is a native of McMinnville, Oregon and entered active duty in 2008 after 13 years of civilian pastoral ministry in The United Methodist Church. She graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Religion-Philosophy. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Soul Care from Wesley Theological Seminary. She completed her Joint Professional Military Education Phase I through the Naval War College and is a Board-Certified Clinical Chaplain through the National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains following her completion of four Clinical Pastoral Education units at Naval Medical Center San Diego.
At Sea, she served as the Command Religious Ministries Head of Department Chaplain, and Carrier Strike Group-12 Chaplain for her milestone tour, aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for their maiden deployment. She has also served as Command Religious Ministries Department’s Principal Assistant aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), as Chaplain Afloat on USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during the COVID-19 pandemic, and At-Sea Command Chaplain USS Anchorage (LPD-23) during the ship’s maiden deployment to 5th and 7th fleets.
She provided Overseas Fleet Marine Force service as Group Chaplain for Marine Air Group 36 and Marine Air Control Group 18.
Ashore, she is currently serving as the Force Chaplain for Naval Air Forces Atlantic, has served as deputy department head and Pastoral Care Residency Manager at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, and Command Chaplain for Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst and Naval Weapons Station Earle at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Her personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (six awards), the Navy Achievement Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, as well as other personal and unit awards. She has earned her Fleet Marine Force Officer and Surface Chaplain Officer qualifications.