On Friday, November 2, eight CLC alumni and two Accelerate presenters will be honored as Homegrown Heroes by Cleveland.com for their “significant contributions to Cleveland and are taking our city into the next millennium.” They are:
- Akram Boutros (LC 2015)
- Daniel Gray-Kontar (Accelerate 2017 finalist)
- Bernie Moreno (LC 2007)
- Phyllis Harris (LC 2019, CEBC 2013)
- Cynthia Rios (LC 2016)
- Stephanie Buda (Accelerate 2017 presenter)
- Meran Rogers (CEF2010, CLI 2009)
- Nichelle McCall (CBB 2009)
- Margaret Judd (CBB 2001, LC 2007, LC2 2015)
- Jonathan Sandvick (LC 1996)