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SUMMARY:Leader Lunch Break: Myesha Watkins
DESCRIPTION:Leader Lunch Breaks are a free series of virtual discussions to help you stay on top of relevant community issues and happenings. \n\nMyesha Watkins (LC 2025)\nAdministrator of the Office of Violence Prevention\nCuyahoga County \nSafety from the Ground Up: The Cuyahoga County Office of Violence Prevention\nSince its establishment in May 2025\, the Cuyahoga County Office of Violence Prevention has been building a countywide\, data-driven approach to public safety\, rooted in the belief that prevention is as essential as policing. Learn about the first year of this landmark initiative and Myesha’s vision for addressing the root causes of violence\, from trauma and poverty to lack of opportunity\, through community-based solutions. Hear firsthand how the office is bringing together municipal leaders\, community partners\, and public health experts with one shared purpose: to stop violence before it starts. \n\nPrevious Leader Lunch Breaks can be viewed by visiting our archive or the Cleveland Leadership Center YouTube Channel – subscribe today! \n\nLeaders are needed now more than ever before\, please help us to build our leadership today and for the future. Leader Lunch Breaks are offered for free but donations to support continued CLC programming are appreciated!
URL:https://www.cleveleads.org/event/leader-lunch-break-myesha-watkins/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CLC public events,Community events
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SUMMARY:Stokes' Dilemma: A Special Preview Event
DESCRIPTION:About the Film\nAs the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city\, Carl B. Stokes inherited a Cleveland fractured by racial inequality\, police violence\, and Black nationalist unrest. Stokes’ Dilemma goes beyond his historic election and examines the political and moral balancing act Stokes faced as mayor. The film’s defining moment is the 1968 Glenville Shootout\, a violent clash that put Stokes at the center of an impossible choice\, and tested whether one man could hold a city together at its breaking point. \nLearn about the film > \n\nAbout the Event\nJoin Stokes’ Dilemma Director/Producer and Leadership Cleveland Class of 2009 alum Joy Roller for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the story behind the film\, the journey to bring it to life\, and why Carl Stokes’ legacy matters now more than ever. A panel discussion exploring the film’s themes and Stokes’ enduring legacy will round out the evening. \nFor CLC alumni\, this gathering is a chance to reconnect and rally around fellow alum Joy Roller\, whose work shines a compelling light on Cleveland’s past and present. The event is open to all\, and we welcome anyone who is invested in the story of this city and where it’s headed. \nYour participation helps bring this groundbreaking story to the screen and ensures his impact endures for generations to come. Net proceeds benefit the production of Stokes’ Dilemma. \nEvent Details\nTuesday\, May 12\, 2026\nCleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Auditorium\n5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (5:30 Reception  |  6:00 p.m. Program  |  7:00 p.m. Reception)\n$10 CLC / CMBA Members\n$20 General admission\nRefreshments will be served\, cash bar available. \nOnline registration is now closed. Walk-ins will be accepted at the door.  \nPanelists include:  \n\nDr. Ronnie Dunn\, Associate Professor\, Cleveland State University\nRichard Peery (LC 1999)\, Former Plain Dealer reporter\nJeff Wolk\, Executive Producer\, Stokes’ Dilemma\n\nSee speaker bios >
URL:https://www.cleveleads.org/event/stokes-dilemma-a-special-preview-event/
LOCATION:Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association\, 1375 E. 9th Street\, Floor 2\, Cleveland\, 44114
CATEGORIES:CLC public events,Community events
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SUMMARY:Leader Lunch Break: Sara Greicius
DESCRIPTION:Leader Lunch Breaks are a free series of virtual discussions to help you stay on top of relevant community issues and happenings. \n\nSara Greicius (CLI 2025)\nDirector\nCleveland Talent Alliance (CTA) \nCTA is mastering the ART (Attract and Retain Talent) of brain gain\nGet the latest from the Cleveland Talent Alliance\, a regional consortium dedicated to talent attraction and retention in Greater Cleveland\, on their impact. Hear about the Alliance’s growing work in higher education\, including efforts to engage college students and interns right here in Cleveland this summer. \n\nPrevious Leader Lunch Breaks can be viewed by visiting our archive or the Cleveland Leadership Center YouTube Channel – subscribe today! \n\nLeaders are needed now more than ever before\, please help us to build our leadership today and for the future. Leader Lunch Breaks are offered for free but donations to support continued CLC programming are appreciated!
URL:https://www.cleveleads.org/event/leader-lunch-break-sara-greicius/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CLC public events,Community events
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SUMMARY:Leader Lunch Break: Taylor Evans
DESCRIPTION:Leader Lunch Breaks are a free series of virtual discussions to help you stay on top of relevant community issues and happenings. \n\nTaylor Evans\nFounder & Owner\, Rust Belt Recruiting\nBoard Chair\, COSE (Council of Smaller Enterprises) \nThe HEART of Small Business\nAs the newly appointed Board Chair of COSE (Council of Smaller Enterprises) and Founder and President of Rust Belt Recruiting\, Taylor Evans brings a dual perspective to the state of small business in Greater Cleveland.  As a small business owner himself\, he knows firsthand what it takes to build something from the ground up. As Board Chair\, he is focused on COSE’s HEART (Health\, Education\, Advocacy\, Relationships\, and Talent) strategy to ensure small businesses are set up for success. Hear his candid perspective on what small businesses in our region need most\, the opportunities ahead\, and how civic engagement and entrepreneurship intersect in Greater Cleveland. \n\nPrevious Leader Lunch Breaks can be viewed by visiting our archive or the Cleveland Leadership Center YouTube Channel – subscribe today! \n\nLeaders are needed now more than ever before\, please help us to build our leadership today and for the future. Leader Lunch Breaks are offered for free but donations to support continued CLC programming are appreciated!
URL:https://www.cleveleads.org/event/leader-lunch-break-taylor-evans/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CLC public events,Community events
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SUMMARY:The Future of Policing: Engaging Civic Leaders in Building Trust and Sustaining Accountability 
DESCRIPTION:A CLC Alumni Convening    \nWednesday\, May 20\, 2026\n5:00 – 7:00 p.m.\, with social to follow\nGreater Cleveland Partnership Shatten Conference Room\n(1240 Huron Rd\, E\, Cleveland\, OH 44115) \nJoin the conversation about the future of policing and hear updates about the new research and training initiative led by the City of Cleveland and Kent State University. This pilot program\, developed jointly by Kent State researchers and the City of Cleveland’s Police Accountability Team\, is designed to strengthen trust\, collaboration and accountability between the Cleveland Division of Police and residents across the city. \nDiscussion Leaders:  \n\nElias Nader\, PhD – Kent State University\, Department of Sociology + Criminology\nLeigh Anderson\, PhD (LC 2024) – City of Cleveland\, Executive Director\, Police Accountability Team\nChief Dorothy A. Todd – Chief of the Cleveland Division of Police\nJoseph Black (LC 2025\, CBB 2023) – Cleveland Foundation\, Senior Program Officer\n\nJoin Cleveland Leadership Center alumni for a candid conversation about accountability\, community engagement\, and the future of public safety and policing in Cleveland. Together\, we’ll explore how Cleveland can continue building trust and what role civic leaders can play in sustaining and strengthening that progress. \nREGISTER > \nIf you have questions\, contact Director of Alumni Engagement Christy Burke Walkuski 
URL:https://www.cleveleads.org/event/the-future-of-policing/
LOCATION:Greater Cleveland Partnership/COSE\, 1214 Huron Rd\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44115
CATEGORIES:CLC alumni events
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SUMMARY:Leader Lunch Break: Felton Thomas Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Leader Lunch Breaks are a free series of virtual discussions to help you stay on top of relevant community issues and happenings. \n\nFelton Thomas Jr. (Champion 2025\, LC 2010\, CLC Board)\nExecutive Director & CEO\nCleveland Public Library \nOur Stories\, Our City: One Cleveland\nOne Cleveland is a citywide civic pride campaign that will celebrate the people\, stories\, and values that make Cleveland special. Coordinated by Cleveland Public Library\, One Cleveland is already gaining momentum with partners spanning arts\, culture\, sports\, and civic life\, from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Guardians to the Rock Hall and the Cleveland Leadership Center. Go behind the campaign to hear what it takes to rally an entire city around a shared sense of pride and purpose. \n\nPrevious Leader Lunch Breaks can be viewed by visiting our archive or the Cleveland Leadership Center YouTube Channel – subscribe today! \n\nLeaders are needed now more than ever before\, please help us to build our leadership today and for the future. Leader Lunch Breaks are offered for free but donations to support continued CLC programming are appreciated!
URL:https://www.cleveleads.org/event/leader-lunch-break-felton-thomas-jr/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:CLC public events,Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T080000
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SUMMARY:Campus Cleveland Summer Associate Leadership Summit
DESCRIPTION:In today’s legal landscape\, law firms and legal departments need attorneys who can lead\, build authentic relationships\, and understand the broader business and civic environment. The 2026 Campus Cleveland Summer Associate Civic Leadership Summit has been designed to equip summer associates with practical leadership skills\, access to C-suite perspectives\, and meaningful peer networks that will  enhance their long-term effectiveness. Grounded in Cleveland\, the experience will also deepen their connection to the community\, fostering more engaged\, informed\, and impactful professionals. \n\n\n📆  Friday\, May 29\, 2026 \n🕗  8:00 a.m. Breakfast — 8:30 a.m. Program Begins  \n🕗  11:45 a.m. Lunch — 12:45 p.m. Program Ends \n📍  Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association \n💵  $200 per associate \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nProgram Highlights \n\n\n\nLeadership Training & Assessment\nAssociates will complete a personal assessment designed to illuminate their personal values\, strengths\, and leadership styles\, helping to increase self-awareness that will makes them more effective professionals from day one. \nSkill-Building Fireside Chats\nParticipants will engage in candid conversations with seasoned leaders\, creating opportunities to strengthen skills that separate good lawyers from great ones\, including: effective communication\, intentional relationship-building\, time management\, navigating workplace dynamics\, work-life integration and more. \nExclusive C-Suite Access\nThrough both curated conversations and a networking lunch\, associates will meet CEOs and C-suite executives\, the same decision-makers who may one day become their clients. Executives will share how they built both their careers and their organizations\, while also describing what they look for when engaging legal counsel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeyond the Summit \n\n\nLegal Aid Society Advice Clinic\nShow your associates what it means to be a lawyer in Cleveland. In partnership with the Legal Aid Society\, they’ll take part in a hands-on advice clinic alongside CLC Alumni leaders to help them begin to build a civic identity. \n\n\nEnd-of-Summer Social\nCap a strong summer with a celebration that matters. Your associates will connect with Cleveland’s top legal and business leaders at a social designed to reinforce why building a career here is worth it—making your offer that much more compelling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions About the Summit?\nMaya Smith\nDirector of Early Career Programs\n✉ msmith@cleveleads.org\n☎ (216) 659-1289
URL:https://www.cleveleads.org/event/campus-cleveland-summer-associate-leadership-summit/
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