Busy with being a parent; working in nonprofit marketing & development; caring about public education and civic engagement; passionate about workforce.

Cleveland Oh
Joined August 2009
Doing that thing one does @TheCityClub - thinking about gnarly things - Space is where problems are solved - the farther you move away from place and space, the more it metastasizes and gets increasingly complex and unsolvable. Thanks @lilliankuri and @RipRapson - wow! So much.
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Amen. A reason to get up every morning - my colleague Staci Wampler talking about the power & difference of ERN onsite coaching @TheCityClub - employers are connecting to people who often do not have access to good manufacturing jobs: & people & business is succeeding!
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Today is #ElectionDay! Make sure you get out to your local polling place and #VOTE TODAY from 6:30am - 7:30pm. Find your polling location at ow.ly/HyNt50TZlRO Be like TE's President & CEO, Jill Rizika - get your "I Voted" sticker by VOTING today!
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Me and my first time voter - love the ❤️ that happens at the BOE for these young people! #TEVotes2024 #FamilyThatVotesTogether
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Impactful convo happening @TheCityClub. Thinking about fair housing as Reentry Redlining- keeping people with justice involvement out of neighborhoods & communities - even though data proves criminal involvement is NOT a predictor of a good tenant. Yusuf Dahl is bringing it!
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At @TheCityClub 2 things I am sitting with: can AI be a tool to eliminate or reinforce bias? Can AI work to identify fit & support true skill based hiring efforts by opening a recruiting pipeline for communities traditionally screened out? @TowardsEmploy team glad to be here.
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🗳️ Your vote is your voice! It's Election Day in Cleveland, Ohio and your vote matters! Cast your vote today! Find your polling location and hours at ohiosos.gov/elections/voters… #ClevelandVotes #ElectionDay #Vote
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So excited @TowardsEmploy is a partner in this effort. Bring it on!
Thank you to everyone who attended the ribbon cutting for our new Community Resource Center! With a free healthy choice market and assistance with housing, employment, and healthcare, we are addressing the root causes of food insecurity.
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Surprised by this - if outcomes demonstrate a company sees each individual - not to changes an individual - how does that effect compensation or manager rewards? Brain working overtime @TheCityClub forum on Systems Change in Workforce - thanks @TowardsEmploy for invite.
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Truly grateful to have met so many people, movements and organizations committed to getting CLE to soar! It’s a moment y’all - with so much new dynamic leadership and partnerships, Our city will fly!
Congrats to our president, @BethiaBurke, friend of the fund and @TowardsEmploy workforce champion Adaora Nzelibe Schmiedl, and the entire Leadership Cleveland Class of 2023, who celebrated commencement among the Parade the Circle collection at the Pivot Center. @cleveleads
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Scholarship process easy - great teachers, so worthwhile. Heights friends please share!
Monti families! Your child is invited to Heights Summer Music Camp at Heights High 6/12 through 6/17 from 9am to 4pm. Camp costs $200 and there are still full scholarships available. Sign-up at reachingheights.org and clicking on Summer Music Camp. youtube.com/watch?v=DCJ3VZxN…
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This hurts my heart. From a personal and professional lens. Andre Ward @TheCityClub says over 50% of people in Rikers Island are experiencing mental illness. Why is incarceration the solution?
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“If you are not driven by the injustice of mass incarceration or racial inequity, you are probably driven by COST!” What will it take to revamp/eliminate cash bail in @CuyahogaCounty when it is so unequivocallly wrong & costly? The Bail Project here for the struggle @TheCityClub
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Sometimes it feels money can grow on trees - @ohioBailProject assisted 1000 people to pay bail, saving justice system 100,000 days & $7M vs $850K that cash bail would bring in. How to fix this? - Robin Steinberg, Founder, The Bail Project got some ideas at @TheCityClub today.
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“When cash bail can derail a person’s life, health, employment, family and so much more - it’s time to pay attention” Preach David Gaspar CEO, The Bail Project! @TheCityClub pulls together a topic that needs time & attention - also part of @TowardsEmploy policy/advocacy plan
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You have till MIDNIGHT tonight to enter to win beautiful Banff, Alberta vacation!Luxury 3-nights on Lake Louise with stunning views of Whitehorn Mountain. Relax and unwind – and support CLE workforce. Proceeds benefit Towards Employment. Tickets at ow.ly/kybO50LhNvP!!
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We are all in this together. Indeed and amen. @RonnieJCannon1 - thanks for reminding us to work for change while being intentional in interactions with our young people.
Proud of TE @RonnieJCannon1 @GreaterCleCong public hearing on crisis of Cuyahoga County youth bindover (children under 18 tried in adult court and, if convicted, sentenced to adult prison) - at @OIBC_Olivet. Ronnie spoke from lived experience & gave current system an F. We agree.
Bucket list vacation here!
Positively impact your community while vacationing in beautiful Banff, Alberta! TE has your chance to win a luxury 3-night vacation staying right on Lake Louise! All proceeds benefit career pathways at Towards Employment. Get your raffle tickets now at ow.ly/qJEL50LhMYN!
If only I was free tonight - Cleveland Heights check it out!
Replying to @OHHouseDems
In Cleveland Heights, Reps. @Juanita_Brent and @BisharaAddison are looking forward to talking about @OHHouseDems plans to protect and expand women’s access to reproductive health care, reduce costs for families, keep communities safe, and invest in our children and future 🏡🎓