The following Cleveland Leadership Center alumni have been recognized on the Cleveland 230; a landmark list honoring 230 individuals and groups whose leadership, creativity, service, and influence have helped shape our city across its 230-year history. Developed as part of Cleveland Public Library’s One Cleveland civic pride campaign, the Cleveland 230 reflects the very spirit CLC has championed for nearly five decades: that great cities are built by great leaders. The alumni listed below are a testament to the lasting impact of our community’s commitment to civic leadership:
- Tom Adler (LC 1978), United Way of Greater Cleveland, Joanie and Tom Adler Civic Leaders Israel Mission
- Ronald Adrine (LC 1982), Cleveland Municipal Court, Norman S. Minor Bar Association
- Erika Anthony (CBB 2014, CLI 2010), Cleveland VOTES
- Raymond Bobgan (LC 2010), Cleveland Public Theatre
- Colleen Cotter (LC 2011), The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
- Bonnie Entler (LC2 2019, LC 2018), CEO of Seeds of Literacy
- Matt Fieldman (CBB 2012), Tooling U-SME, Rekindle
- Beth Glas (LC 2023), LEAP
- Phyllis Seven Harris (ALI 2022, LC2 2020, LC 2019), LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
- Connie Hill-Johnson (LC 2027, Champion 2026), Visiting Angels Senior Homecare, The Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland
- Kevin Johnson (CLI 2026), NexGen Interactive, The Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland
- Rev. Tracey Lind (LC 2003)
- Cecil Lipscomb (LC 2024), The Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland
- Nancy Mendez ((LC 2020, CLI 2017), Starting Point
- Marcia Moreno (LC 2024), AmMore Consulting
- Dr. Dorothy Moulthrop (LC 2023), Open Doors Academy
- Tom O’Brien (LC2 2012, LC 2011), Neighborhood Connections
- Selina Pagan (LookUp 2013), Young Latino Network
- Dick Pogue (LC2 2018, ALI 2018, LC 1978), Jones Day
- Yvonne Pointer (LC 1994)
- LaRese Purnell (Champions 2026, LC 2022, CLC Board), CLE Consulting Firm, Black Box Fix, The Real Black Friday
- Clyde Rahman (LC 1998), Masjid Bilal
- Charmaine Rice (CBB 2020), AmTrust Financial, Inc., Rekindle
- Victor Ruiz (LC2 2013, LC 2012), Victor Ruiz & Associates, Esperanza Inc.
- Dr. Michele Scott Taylor (Cleveland Champions, LC2 2020, LC 2017, CLC Board), College Now Greater Cleveland
- Joan Spoerl (CLI 2024), The Literacy Cooperative
- Teleangé Thomas (LC 2024), The Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland
- Margaret Wong (LC 1984), Margeret W. Wong & Associates, LLC
Updated June 30, 2026.