Feeling the need to play a more active role in the healing of racial tensions during the height of the civil unrest around the murder of George Floyd, Kirk co-founded Building Leaders Across Communities (BLAC) Strategies, INC., in 2020, as a vehicle that specializes in providing diverse communities with leadership development training and strategies through the lens of racial equity and gender justice.

With the intention of offering support not only to communities of color, but also to struggling white allies, Kirk created BLAC Strategies’ flagship initiative White Ally Coaching, a DEI program designed to give people who do not identify as BIPOC practical information and tangible skills on how to use their whiteness to be an effective support for those who do identify as BIPOC in personal and professional spaces. Learn more about BLAC Strategies, INC. and White Ally Coaching here

Kirk is the author of the book Youthful Offender, a memoir about his coming of age as a young adult in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is an active volunteer at his local church and sits on the Board of Directors of Open Communities Alliance. Kirk is a proud father of two and is the founder of DADS: Doing Active Dad Stuff, a fathers group that encourages paternal involvement and support. He resides in Fairfield County, Connecticut with his wife, Erika Kimberly.