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Five of the seven women honored by the YWCA of Greater Cleveland are CLC alumni: Patricia DePompei (LC 2016) Deb Donley (LC 2007) Lee Ann Howard (LC 2005) Marilyn Mobley (LC 2010, CLC Board Member) Enid Rosenberg (LC 2007) According to the Cleveland.com article that announced the list, “the honor goes to women in the…

Nichelle McCall Browne (CBB 2009), CEO of Bold Startups, was recently honored by Crain’s Cleveland Business as one of their Notable Women in Technology. According to a quote in the article by her colleague, Jimeka Holloway, “She is a tenacious, knowledgeable and a resilient leader … She uses her awareness and experience in the sector to help emerging entrepreneurs…

Deadline November 30 to submit ideas to improve region Individuals who have great ideas to improve the region can submit those ideas to compete in Accelerate: Citizens Make Change, a civic pitch competition scheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 2019. The annual competition, presented by the Cleveland Leadership Center in partnership with Citizens Bank, provides seed…

Dare2Care, now part of the Look Up To Cleveland umbrella of programming offered by Cleveland Leadership Center, increases high school students’ awareness, knowledge, and skills to create a more inclusive social climate. In a blog post on the school’s website, LHS English Teacher Chris Brookholt shared, “Each of the LHS students that participated in the…

Courage to Caregivers Kristi Horner 2018 Presenter Health & Wellness category Presented in partnership with: November 1, 2018 At Accelerate, Kristi Horner pitched her concept for a program that empowered and enabled caregivers and family members of those living with mental illness to put on their own oxygen mask by providing self-care resources. She recently…