Speakers

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The Literacy Cooperative began as a joint initiative of the Cleveland, George Gund and Martha Holden Jennings Foundations with a goal of addressing literacy levels, determining need, identifying solutions, and implementing a collaborative literacy plan to create an effective, seamless pathway for lifelong learning.

Matt Gesicki joined NAMI GC in March 2021.  Matt coordinates a variety of community outreach and education programs and activities to provide information about NAMIGC’s programs and services to the Greater Cleveland community. Matt’s previous experience includes working in a variety of nonprofit roles in the hospice, pastoral care, and social justice fields. His most recent role was as a volunteer service manager with ­­­Hospice of the Western Reserve. He is a passionate advocate for individuals experiencing mental illness and their families and friends. Matt is certified as a NAMI Family-to-Family facilitator, In Our Own Voice presenter, and Ending the Silence presenter. Matt earned his bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Religion from Baldwin Wallace University and his Master of Divinity in Psychology and Religion from Union Theological Seminary. By day, Matt is a warrior for mental health; by night, he is a listener of podcasts about folklore and Old Hollywood history.

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Bay Village Mayor Paul Koomar will give a State of the City address.

NHD reaches more than half a million students and tens of thousands of teachers each year via its international student history contest and its wide range of teacher professional development programs, curriculum tools, and other educational activities.

Sarah will talk about the new dyslexia screening law in Ohio and how it is effecting local families. 

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

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