The full Council meets quarterly throughout the year. All members of the Council are also required to serve on a committee, which provides opportunities for relationship building and teamwork with alumni from all Cleveland Leadership Center (CLC)  programs. Committees include:

  • Cultivation
    This committee focuses on friend-raising for CLC, designing and implementing activities that support recruitment of new individuals to CLC programs. This groups helps organize and host annual Open House events for CLC.
  • Alumni Engagement
    This committee creates opportunities for CLC alumni across programs to connect with each other through activities such as service days, happy hours, coffee chats, and additional networking experiences. They have coordinated the CLC Alumni Holiday Happy Hour and exclusive events for CLC members.

FY26 Chair

Brittany Wampler

Kaplan (ALI 2021)

FY26 Members

Anna Brandt

MetroHealth (CBB 2023)

Jen Brasdovich

Destination Cleveland (CLI 2022)

Cory Cottrill

College Now Greater Cleveland (CBB 2021)

Michael DeAloia

(CBB 2007)

Joe Faulhaber

College Now Greater Cleveland (CBB 2021)

Kimberly Gillan-Shafron

Cleveland State University (CLI 2015)

Alexandria Halmbacher

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (CBB 2022)

Laura Hnat

Trust for Public Land (CLI 2016)

Arielle Hooks

Thompson Hine LLP (OBC 2024)

Alfrie Hudson

Murtis H. Taylor Multi-Services Center (OBC 2025)

Jason Lansdale

University Hospitals & Offside Marketing (CBB 2007)

Joseph LaPlaca

PNC Private Bank (OBC 2024)

Melanie Myers

Oswald Companies (CBB 2025, CLI 2021)

Jason Nedley

Nedley Management (CBB 2018)

Katy Nozar

Young Entrepreneur Institute at University School (CLI 2023)

Kimberly Prince

Medical Mutual (CBB 2023)

Nicole Rounick

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio (CLI 2020)

Emily Scheffler

DiGeronimo Companies (OBC 2023)

Teresa Struble

Maloney + Novotny LLC (CBB 2025, CLI 2020)

Mitch Wasserman

The Wasserman Consulting Group (CLI 2010)

Ryan Zapolski

Smile Train (CBB 2024)

Adam Zuccaro

(LC 2025)