2021 40 Under Forty Awards
Paige Clausius-Parks | 39 | Senior Policy Analyst, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
What is the best advice you have ever received? My father told me to always be tough and aggressive and my mother used to say where there’s a will, there’s a way. I try to incorporate their advice into all aspects of my work and life.
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What moment changed your life more than any other? When I was hospitalized for five weeks after going into premature labor with my son. He was born 15 weeks premature and spent 114 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. As I watched our micro preemie fight for every breath, I learned to take nothing for granted, accept each day as a miracle, trust my instincts, embrace the kindness of strangers and believe in the healing power of love.
What is your greatest attribute that you bring to your job? I bring passion and an unwavering commitment to my work.
What is your favorite Rhode Island food or drink? Oreo ice cream from The Keep in Cumberland.
Fox or MSNBC? MSNBC.
What does winning this award mean to you? Winning this award is affirmation to keep moving forward, to remain vocal and to continue to seek opportunities to advance equity.
What is your favorite song? “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Drake.
THE PROP: Paige Clausius-Parks holds an apple to represent her work in education policy, and the 2021 Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook, which analyzes improvements and declines in the well-being of the Ocean State’s children.
