Graduates in the News (Archives)
Barbara Anderson (Class 16) and Lou Tisler (Class 7) Provide Leadership on Foreclosure Crisis
Victor McDowell, Jr. (Class 25) received the Archbishop James P. Lyke African American Image Award in February.
NLC graduate Kieu Pham Gray (Class 18) was featured in a December 2009 Plain Dealer article about her business, Bead Q.
The Renee Jones Empowerment Center held its annual Young Men's Conference in October. NLC graduate Renee Jones (Class 13) is the founder, president and CEO of the organization.
NLC graduate Briggitte Harper (Class 25) was featured in the July 2009 issue ofReentry Advocate for her work as a VISTA volunteer with individuals returning home from prison.
NLC graduate Lisa-Jean Sylvia (Class 22) was featured in a Plain Dealer article about her work to bring farm-grown food to city neighborhoods. To read the article, click here.
NLC graduate Pamela Poindexter-Crews (Class 19) has been elected vice president of the Maple Heights Board of Education.
NLC graduate William Nix (Class 2) of Maple Heights is the newly elected president of Local 268 of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
NLC graduate Monique Sparks (Class 23) of Collinwood has been selected to serve on the Northeast Region Parent Advisory Council (PAC). PAC members serve as liaisons between their local communities and the Ohio Department of Education.
NLC graduate Brian Draper (Class 22) of Shaker Heights was interviewed about the economic crisis for the National Public Radio program All Things Considered. To listen to the program, click here.
NLC graduate Tim Walters (Class 15) of Old Brooklyn offered his thoughts about medical care for the uninsured in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. To read the article, click here.
NLC graduate Emily Peck (Class 25) was recognized as "Senior Citizen of the Year" for Ward 9 at the City of Cleveland's 20th Annual Senior Day in May. Vera Moore of Class 1 of the Mt. Pleasant Community Zone Leadership Academy received the same honor for Ward 3.
NLC graduates Bernice Beaver (Class 3), Anita Kennedy (Class 3), Joyce Porozynski (Class 9) and Evangeline Hardaway (Class 11) serve on the Department of Aging's Advisory Council.
NLC graduate Minnie Scruggs (Class 16) was honored at the annual luncheon of the Phenomenal Foundation in May. Evette Jackson Clark (Class 8) is the executive director of the Phenomenal Foundation.
Nana Aygeman Matthews (Class 9) was honored as the Volunteer of the Year at Charles Dickens School in Cleveland. She coordinated Providence Baptist Church's "Adopt-a-School" initiative.