News & Updates

A short, digestible list of resources to guide you on your journey of understanding and involvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. A new list will be published on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. NOTE: This week’s list includes six resources as we will be taking the fourth Thursday off as it…

We at the Cleveland Leadership Center have joined forces with The City Club of Cleveland, Global Cleveland, Business Volunteers Unlimited, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, and Engage! Cleveland to address racism and inequity in Greater Cleveland. In our Collective Commitment to Cleveland announcement, we called on community members to pledge to promote equity and inclusion…

Lee Fisher (LC 1984) and Peggy Zone Fisher (LC 1981) will receive the Richard W. Pogue Award for Excellence in Community Leadership and Engagement at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s Rock the Foundation 16 Virtual Gala on February 13, 2021. According to an announcement on the Cleveland Jewish News website, they will receive the honor,…

Nancy Mendez (LC 2020, CLI 2017) was recently elected to The George Gund Foundation Board of Trustees. In an email announcing the appointment by The Foundation, Mendez states, “I am honored to serve the community as a Gund Foundation Board member,” … “The Gund Foundation is working on some of our most critical challenges, including…

Alex Johnson (ALI 2020, LC 2002) was recently named the recipient of the AJC Cleveland 2020 Richard H. Adler Community Leadership Award. In an article by the Cleveland Jewish News, Tom Adler share, “We are pleased to recognize Dr. Johnson for his inspirational leadership, great achievements, and commitment to bettering our community … His innovative…