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Community Leaders & Co-Chairs
Nickie Antonio, Ohio Sen., District 23
Dr. Michael Baston, President, Cuyahoga County Community College
Justin Bibb, Mayor, City of Cleveland
Kevin Bishop, Ward 2, Cleveland City Council
Laura Bloomberg, President, Cleveland State University
Juanita Brent, Ohio Rep., District 22
Darnell Brewer, Ohio Rep., District 16
Robert Briggs, Esq., Board of Education, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Armond Budish, Mandel Public Service Executive in Residence (Levin College of Public Affairs & Education), Cleveland State University
Alice G. Butts, Board of Trustees, Cleveland Public Library
Rev. Dr. E.T. Caviness, Pastor, The Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church
Rev. Ken Chalker, Retired Pastor, Church in the Circle
Joe Cimperman, President & CEO, Global Cleveland
Kevin Conwell, Ward 9, Cleveland City Council
Yvonne M. Conwell, District 7 Councilwoman, Cuyahoga County Council
Shakorie Davis, President, Next Generation Construction
Diane Downing, Executive Director, Say Yes Cleveland
Jon Eckerle, Ohio Representative, District 14
Sara Elaqad, Board of Education Chair, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Susan Ertle, President, Friends of Breakthrough Public Schools
José Feliciano Sr., Chairman, The Hispanic Roundtable
George Forbes, Former President, Cleveland City Council
Lee Friedman, President, College Now Greater Cleveland
Blaine Griffin, President/Ward 6, Cleveland City Council
Anthony Hairston, Ward 10, Cleveland City Council
Rev. Larry Harris, Pastor, Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Rev. Napolean Harris, Senior Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church
Kris Harsh, Ward 13, Cleveland City Council
Charlene Jones, Board of Education, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Joseph T. Jones, Ward 1, Cleveland City Council
Pernel Jones Jr., President, Cuyahoga County Council
Danny Kelly, Ward 11, Cleveland City Council
Rev. Dr. Leonard King, Pastor, Baptist Ministers Conference of Cleveland & Vicinity
Ariane Kirkpatrick, President & CEO, The AKA Team
Midori Lebrón, Board of Education, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Denise Link, Former Member, Board of Education, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Rev. Dr. Larry Macon Sr., Pastor, Mt. Zion of Oakwood Village
Rev. Dr. C. Jay Matthews, Pastor, Mt. Sinai United Friendship United
Rebecca Maurer, Ward 12, Cleveland City Council
Kerry McCormack, Ward 3, Cleveland City Council
Rev. Omar Medina, President & Founder, Community of Faith Collaborative
Dale Miller, District 2 Councilman, Cuyahoga County Council
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr., Pastor Emeritus, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
Shari Obrenski, President, Cleveland Teachers Union (Local 279)
Tristan Rader, Democratic Nominee (Rep.), Ohio District 13
Phil Robinson, Ohio Representative, District 19
Chris Ronayne, Executive, Cuyahoga County
Victor Ruiz, Outgoing Executive Director, Esperanza
Jasmin Santana, Ward 14, Cleveland City Council
Baiju Shah, President & CEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership
Mike Skindell, Ohio Representative, District 13
Charles Slife, Ward 17, Cleveland City Council
Kent Smith, Ohio Senator, District 21
Rev. Hilton O. Smith, Associate Pastor, The Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church
Jenny Spencer, Ward 15, Cleveland City Council
Nigamanth Sridhar, Board of Education, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Richard Starr, Ward 5, Cleveland City Council
Cheryl Stephens, Vice President, Cuyahoga County Council
Bride Sweeney, Ohio Representative, District 16
Martin J. Sweeney, District 3, Cuyahoga County Council
Felton Thomas Jr., Executive Director, Cleveland Public Library
Graham Veysey, Neighborhood Developer
Diana Welch Howell, Board of Education, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Dave Wondolowski, Executive Director, Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council
Businesses, Churches & Organizations
Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church
Anointed Gates Church
Antioch Baptist Church
Assembly Baptist Church
Avon Baptist Church
Beth El AME Zion Church
Bethany Baptist Church
The Black Contractors Group
Bond Accountability Commission
Breakthrough Public Schools
Cleveland.com & The Plain Dealer
Cleveland Arts Education Consortium
Cleveland Baptist Sub District
Cleveland Clergy Alliance
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
Cleveland Teachers Union (Local 279)
Community A.M.E Church
Community Of Faith Collaborative
Concord Baptist Church
Cuyahoga County Democratic Party
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Evening Star Baptist Church
Faithwalk Fellowship Church
First Zion Baptist Church
Friends of Breakthrough Public Schools
Golgotha Baptist Church
Grace Baptist Church
Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church
Greater Cleveland Partnership
Greater Harvard Church of God
Greater Love Baptist Church
Heritage Community Church
Hispanic Roundtable
Historic Greater Friendship Baptist Church
House of God Church of Cleveland
Iglesia Nueva Vida
Jonas Temple COGIC
Lake Galilee Baptist Church
Latinx N.E.O. Fund
Lee Heights Community Church
Liberty Hill Baptist Church
Love Center Church
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Mt. Sinai-Friendship United
Mt. Zion of Oakwood Baptist Church
Olivet Institutional Baptist Church
Overcoming Church
Pentecostal Church of Christ
Second Ebenezer Baptist Church
Second New Hope Baptist Church
Shiloh Baptist Church
SMCM Baptist Church
South Euclid Congregational
St. Timothy Baptist Church
Starlight Baptist Church
Sure House Baptist Church
Thankful Baptist Church
Trinity COGIC
United Faith Church
United Pastors in Mission
Unity Baptist Church
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Community Supporters
Ken Adams
Greg Adkins
Imam Abbas Ahmad
Jillian Ahrens
Gabriella Albanese
Royal Antongiorgi
Lisa Arraj
Rameer Askew
Charles Ausbrook
Brandon Baker
Valerie Ballom
Douglas Banks
Tracey Barbieri
Terry Batts
Mark Baumgartner
April Bebee
Pastor Archie Bell
Jonathan Benedict
Ron Berger
Carlisa Bias
Tierra Biggers
Christopher Blue
Gregory Bohannon
Gradmon Boling
William F. Boyd II
Clarence Bozeman
Shawn Braxton
Patrick Brennan
Anthony Brown
Eric Brown
Genevia Brown
Nadiyah Brown
Russell Brown
Willie J. Brown
Armond Budish
Minister Wendy Bullock
Bill Burges
Clayton Burroughs
Kevin Burtzlaff
Devin Butler
Henry Butler
Terry Butler
Renee Bynum
Carrie Carpenter
Pastor Paul Carrington
Leonard Carson
Leroy Carter
London Carter
Mary Carter
Rev. Brian Cash
Jackelyn Caskey
Theophilus J. Caviness Sr.
Natalie Celeste
Avriel Chaney
Thomas Chema
Stephen Christian
Brittney Church
Joseph Ciesielski
Stephen Christian
Rev. Dr. Andrew Clark
Danielle Clark
Elbert Clark Jr.
Alan C. Claybrooks
Rev. Dr. David A. Cobb Jr.
Rev. Dr. Jawanza Karriem Colvin
James A. Connally
Karen Connavino
Michelle Connavino
Britt Corrigan
Thomas D. Corrigan
Christy Corte
Glenn Cotton
Minister Charles B. Cotton
George Coulter
Tangetta Cox
Deb Crane
David Cromer
Fred Crow Jr.
Myron Crowder
Samella Crump
Mark Curtis
Elnora Davis
Bradford Davy
Charles S. Dawson
Halle DeLong
David M. Dews
Luz Diaz
Leonard DiCosimo
Pastor Barbara Dillard
Andrea Dockery-Murray
Karen Dodson
Craig Dorn
Eric Douglas
Valerie Pames DuBose
Dr. Julian M. Earls
Aaron Edith
Minister Dale Edwards
Norman Edwards
LaMont R. English
Willa Evans
Darnell Everette
Carl Ewing
Dorothy Fair
Lisa Farmer Cole
Minister Levie Finch
Rev. Chelton Flanagan
Michael Fleming
Selena Florence
Jake Francis
Curtis Franklin
Joyce Freeman
Jasmine Fryer
Jessica Gamble
Ellen Ganley
Larry Gardner
Termeice Gardner
Lisa Garner
Rev. Dr. Jimmy L. Gates
Pastor Richard Gibson
David Gilbert
Uriah Gilmore
Juanita Glaster
Rev. Benjamin Gohlstin Sr.
Yadira Gonzalez
Elder Tracy Goodlow
Pastor Lisa Maxine Goods
Eric Gordon
Melody Graham
Norma Green
Dr. James Greene
Leah Grill
Kathryn Grimm Bailey
Candice Grose
Jeanette Hall
Jessica Hall
Wade Hampton
Bishop Derrick Hanna
Renee Hardwick
Kevin Harrell
Pastor Wendell Harris
Rev. Napolean Harris
Tamika Harvell
Kelly Hatgas
Jasmine Hayes
Mellin Haynes
Robert Heard
J. David Heller
Stephanie Henderson
Ernest Hendricks Jr.
Minister Robert L. Henry III
Chavely Hernandez
Pastor David Z. Hill
Randy Hill
Raymond Hill
Pastor Wanda Hill Chesnut
Alison Hinesman
Dr. Vincent Holland
Minister Ruby Holland
Patrina Hollowell-Martin
Pastor Andrea Holmes
Minister Latif Hughes
Glen Hunter
Sarah Hyde-Pinner
Brittani Irvin
Andrew Jackson
Ron Jackson
Rev. Jeff Jemison
Benard A.L. Jones
James E. Jones
Reginald Jones
Elvin Jones
James D. Jones
Pastor Ivory Jones III
Cherylane Jones Williams
Heather Kama-Starr
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Patrick Kearns
Nora Kelley
Demetrious Kennedy
Aletha Kern
Pastor Clifford Kimbrough
Jeff Kipp
Ken Kirkland
Ron Kisner
Pastor Frederick Knuckle
Lisa Kucharski
Rev. Rhonda Lawrence
Arthur J. Lawson
Carol Lawson
Shawna Leaks
Bethany Lee
Gerard Leslie
Imanu Lewis
Denise Link
Ernie Lockett
Pam Loury
Rayshawn Lowe
Esther Lucas
Larry Lumpkin
Marty Mahon
Adrian Maldonado
Dave Margolius
Nathaniel Martin
Steven Matthews
Valarie J. McCall
Lori McClung
Minister Marcia McCoy
Shelly McCoy
Cedric McEachron
Marvin McMickle
Andrew McRae
Teki Mekonnen
Leroy Melton
Eugene Miller
Moreno Miller
Trisha Mills
David E. Mitchell
John Moore
Mary Moore
Terrence V. Moore
Marsha E. Morrell Smith
Antoine Morris
John Morris
Tamara Morris
Minister Connie Morrison
Jamessa Motley
Steve Murphy
Jimmy Musser
Stuart Muszynski
Lisa Naylor
Cheryl Neylon
Eddie Nichols
Mattie Nichols
Gary Nickerson
Miguel Nieves
Pastor Lorenzo Norris
Tiffany O'Malley
Pastor B.L. Owens Sr.
Deborah Paden
Elizabeth Pangrace
Joseph Parnell
Sam Parrish
Charlene Patterson
Charmayne Patterson
Derek Patterson
Patricia Patterson
Robert Patterson
Caroline Peak
Tana Peckham
Aaisha Peterson
Pastor Aaron Phillips
Eunice Phipps
Theodis Phipps
Brendolyn Pickett
Michele Pomerantz
Carrie Posladek
Jerome T. Pratt
Nichole Price
Anne Priemer
Timothy Primus
Pastor R.A. Prince
Pastor Vikki Pruitte Sorrells
Sonya Pryor-Jones
Ryan Puente
Tracy Radich
Erin Randel
Pastor Charles Redmon Jr.
Zack Reed
Brian Register
Rev. Roderic Reid
Robert L. Render III
Bruce Revels
Jose Reyes
Pastor Vanessa Reyes
Dr. Mary Rice
Kurt Richards
Deirdre Robertson
Shaine Robertson
Jajuan Robinson
Leathea Robinson
Amanda Rodriguez
Audrianna Rodriguez
Jan Roller
Samuel Roman
Dr. Stephen Rowan
James Rusher
Sharese Ryan
Michelle Rzucidlo
Rev. Dorothy Safo
Pastor Chayla D. Sanders
Errol Savage
Andrew Scavuzzo
Mark Semple
Landel Shakespeare
Kelli Shanklin
C. Shelby
Marika Shioiri-Clark
Alsay Shivers
Michele Shockley
Pastor Brian Simmons
Tracy Simpkins
Pastor Anthony Small Jr.
Jacques Smith
Pastor Jimmie Smith
Lara Smith
Shirley Smith
William H. Smith
Mark Sorrels
George Spears
Greta Stakeley
Mark Steinbrunner
Erica Stewart
William R. Stewart
Rev. Dr. Rebecca Stitt
Kevin Stockdale
Amy Such
Kameron Terrell
Ashley Thomas
Cedric Thomas
Dr. Leon Thompson
Marie Thompson
Pastor Arnell Thornton
Hameed Thornton
J.R. Tomkinson
Darryle Torbert
Pastor Elmore Torbet Jr.
Lorraine Vega
José Villanueva
Gaynell Blair Wade
Pastor Calvin D. Wade
Jim Wagner
Shay Wagner
Dr. Rob Walters
Edward E. Walton Sr.
Bishop Eugene Ward
Minister Brenda M. Ware
Kate Warren
Nicole Washington
Lowell Watkins
Lauren R. Welch
Jay Westbrook
Gordon Weston
Kent Whitley
Ashley Williams
Paul Williams
Debra Wilson
Dominick Wobser
Michael Wood
Angela Woodson
Terrence Wooten
Jackie Wright
David Wynne
Bourbon Ziegler
Bob Zimmer