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
- Justin Bibb (CC 2007, LUTC 2004), City of Cleveland
- Raymond Bobgan (LC 2010), Cleveland Public Theatre
- Jane Campbell (LC 1984), US Capitol Historical Society
- Cleveland City Council
- Kevin Bishop (LC 2019)
- Richard Starr (LC 2027)
- Blaine Griffin (LC2 2015, LC 2014)
- Austin Davis (LC 2025)
- Kevin Conwell (LC 2026)
- Michael Polensek (LC 1994)
- Jasmin Santana (LC 2024)
- Charles Slife (LC 2025)
- 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
- Donté Gibbs (LC 2023, CBB 2019), Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park & Donté’s Gift Express
- David Gilbert (LC 2001), Destination Cleveland & Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
- Beth Glas (LC 2023), LEAP
- Burt W. Griffin (LC 1980)
- 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
- Allison Lukacsy-Love (ALI 2024, CBB 2017), Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
- Alex Machaskee (LC 1979), Alex Machaskee & Associates Inc.
- Darrell McNair (Champions 2025 & 2024, LC 2007), MVP Plastics
- Nancy Mendez ((LC 2020, CLI 2017), Starting Point
- Marcia Moreno (LC 2024), AmMore Consulting
- Dan Moulthrop (LC 2014), The City Club of Cleveland
- 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
- LaJean Ray (ALI 2024, LC2 2019, LC20112), Fatima Family Center
- Charmaine Rice (CBB 2020), AmTrust Financial, Inc., Rekindle
- Jim Rokakis (LC 1991)
- Chris Ronayne (LC 2007), Cuyahoga County
- Anthony Russo (LUTC 1987), AGBO
- 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
- Reverend Hilton O. Smith* (LC 1992)
- Joan Spoerl (CLI 2024), The Literacy Cooperative
- Teleangé Thomas (LC 2024), The Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland
- Michelle Tomallo (Champions 2024, LC2 2018, LC 2017), FIT Technologies
- Tim Tramble (Champions 2024, LC 2010), Saint Luke’s Foundation of Cleveland
- Gabe Wasylko (CBB 2027, CLI 2026, CLI 2025), Destination Cleveland
- Mike White (LC 1979)
- Margaret Wong (LC 1984), Margeret W. Wong & Associates, LLC
- Matt Zone (ALI 2026, LC 2007), Western Reserve Land Conservancy
*Honored posthumously
Updated November 10, 2026.