CEF Program Staff
Dr. Yemi Akande, Program Director for the Fellowship, and also Senior Director for Civic Education and Director of the Civic Leadership Institute for the Cleveland Leadership Center
Hannah Belsito, Program Coordinator for the Fellowship, and also Program Director for Cleveland Bridge Builders and Director of Recruitment.
Our Approach
CEF believes that effective participation as an engaged citizen or public official in the 21st century requires:
- An understanding of multiple sectors, ideologies and communication styles;
- An ability to participate in and create consensus-based group decision-making;
- A focus on the total community system; and
- An ethic of civic engagement
Our Core Values/Beliefs
- Experiential learning has immediate and lasting impact
- Effective solutions to public problems require public engagement
- Every individual can exercise leadership
CEF Overview
CEF History
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