Board & Staff
Stephen Sokany
Executive Director
Lauren Tatum
Board President & Chair, Executive Committee
Owner and Creative Director of Bunny Paige
llah Adkins, Esq
Chair, Standing Committee on Governance and Membership
Corporate Attorney with Progressive Insurance, lnc.
Laura Ruth Bidwell
Chair, Standing Committee on Grants
Co-Owner of The Transformer Station
Shamus Dickinson
Chair, Standing Committee on External Relations
Realtor with Howard Hanna Cleveland City Office
Suzanne Hamilton
Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Administration
Senior Vice President for ERIEBANK's Commercial Real Estate Division
Kyle Kidd
Board Member
Artist, Curator, Activist, and Community Organizer
Marisol Martinez
Board Member
Patrol Officer for University Hospitals
Daniel O’Malley
Board Member, Ex Officio
Executive Secretary to AFL-CIO and President of the Lakewood City Council
Jasmine Pace
Board Member
Department Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs -Case Western Reserve University
Kevin Schmotzer
Board Member
Executive Small Business Development & LGBTQ+ Liaison – Cleveland City Hall
Jenny Spencer
Board Member, Ex Officio
Cleveland City Council Representative for Ward 15
Tracy Turoff, Esq.
Board Member
Turoff Law, LLC
Avery Ware
Board Member
Writer, Educator, Advocate