A native of Newberry (SC), Clinton earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fayetteville State University (NC). He also earned a master’s degree in public health from Howard University in Washington, DC. During his time in NC, Clinton was a research assistant and was introduced to the study of prostate cancer and barriers to screening for black men. He also gained experience as a behavioral specialist within the Department of Corrections, witnessing controlled and uncontrolled mental illness, all while learning ways to effectively communicate with incarcerated men, regardless of their background.

After getting married and relocating to the Washington DC area, Mr. Burnside supported several Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) by conducting clinical trials in the Rockville and Baltimore, MD areas. During which time, Clinton successfully executed Phase I, II, III, and IV clinical trials, playing a role in the FDA approval of several prescription and over the counter medications.

Returning to academia in 2010, Clinton joined the Howard University Cancer Center (HUCC) where he helps to provide cancer education throughout the community, in addition to helping recruit participates into various clinical research trials. Today, his primary interests include helping men learn more about their health and making informed decisions to improve their health. He has a specific research interest in prostate cancer among men of color. Clinton’s overall objective is to improve health equity for all men by addressing, health literacy, barriers to screening, informed decision-making, and clinical trial participation. As a Senior Outreach Coordinator, Clinton spends time establishing and building relationships with faith-based, community-based, academic, and commercial partners leading to strong collaborations that expand the reach and impact on the overall health of men. In addition, Clinton also manages the “Men Take Ten” men’s health program. This program is an education, early detection, and support program, which help men understand and make informed decisions about their health, while connecting with other men for support.

As a man of God, Mr. Burnside is celebrating more than 21 years of marriage to his wife, Angela, and their three adult children DeLayfette, Dalasia, and Darius. Through it all, Clinton remains committed to his faith, his family, and his passion to address and eliminate health disparities, especially among Black men.

Rev. Willie Bodrick, II, J.D., M. Div., is the Senior Pastor of the Historic Twelfth Baptist Church in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA. He became the 14th Senior Pastor in 2021.

Prior to this role, Rev. Bodrick served on the ministerial staff for eight years as a Youth and Young Adult Minister, a Young Adult and College Minister, and, eventually, an Associate Pastor.

Previously, he served as the Director of the Afterschool Program and Summer Enrichment Program for two years, successfully managing both programs and maintaining student and family engagement. Rev. Bodrick has also served as the Vice President of the SAMH Corporation for the past three years, overseeing the church’s housing ministry, thrift shop, youth ministry, and after-school and summer enrichment programs.

Pastor Bodrick led the congregation through the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, which required various operational and fiscal implementations and a manifold of executive decisions that enabled the church to fully function on online platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Zoom, Tithe.ly, and PayPal.

They were able to increase their viewership and engagement to more than 1,000 weekly viewers from across the country and the world. During this difficult time, Pastor Bodrick played an instrumental role in garnering donations and partnerships with corporations, which allowed TBC to give upward of $250,000 to their community during the pandemic.

Rev. Willie Bodrick II was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and is the eldest son of Rev. Willie Bodrick and Anna Bodrick. Pastor Bodrick matriculated to Georgetown University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double majoring in English and Sociology in 2010. Pastor Bodrick continued his studies and graduated in 2014 with a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School. Most recently, Rev. Bodrick graduated in May 2020 with his Juris Doctor degree from Northeastern University School of Law and is a practicing lawyer at a Boston law firm.

Rev. Bodrick has served on the Transition Team Steering Committee for Suffolk County District Attorney Racheal Rollins, as the Outreach Coordinator in the Community Engagement Division of the Massachusetts Office of the former Attorney General Maura Healey, and as the Senior Advisor for the Ed Markey Campaign for the United States Senate in 2020.

Rev. Bodrick also has extensive experience working in the community, including advocating for public education, public safety, and economic justice while serving as President and Chairperson of the Boston Network for Black Student Achievement (BNBSA) and as a member of the Boston Public Schools Opportunity and Achievement Gap Taskforce.

Rev. Bodrick currently serves on the Board of Advisors of the Roxbury YMCA, the Ward 12 Democratic Committee, Boston Bar Association (BBA) Taskforce on Police Accountability, and the MA Attorney General Racial Justice and Equity Council. He is also the Co-Founder of Sustained In the Shutdown Boston.

Rev. Bodrick has also received numerous awards including the 2019 Fletcher “Flash” Wiley Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Legacy Scholarship Award, the 2019 Citizens for Public Schools Champion for Education Justice Award, the 2020 Eta Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the Inc. Citizen of the Year Award, the 2020 First District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and the Inc. Citizen of the Year Award.

He was also named one of The Boston Foundations’ 20 Leaders of the 2020s. Pastor Bodrick is also a member of the Boston Branch of the NAACP, the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Rev. Bodrick is happily married to Dr. Devin Cromartie Bodrick and is the father of their son Willie Bodrick III. The Bodricks are proud residents of the Roxbury community of Boston.