Future Speakers
February 21 - Tony Brancatelli, Cleveland City Council, Slavic Village
March 7 - Chris Ronayne, University Circle Inc.
March 21 - Ari Maron, MRN Ltd.
April 4 - Jim Rokakis, former Cuyahoga County Treasurer, Founder - Thriving Cities Institute
May 2 - Jennifer Coleman
March 7 - Chris Ronayne, University Circle Inc.
March 21 - Ari Maron, MRN Ltd.
April 4 - Jim Rokakis, former Cuyahoga County Treasurer, Founder - Thriving Cities Institute
May 2 - Jennifer Coleman
Past Speakers
Thursday, January 24th. 2013
Jeff Kruth
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Historic Preservation with Jeff Johnson and Tom Jorgensen
Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Terry Schwarz
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
Michelle Kilroy
President of the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Green Building Coalition, Michelle will speak to us about sustainable buildings in the Cleveland area and LEED certifications. The Cleveland Green Building Coalition began in 1999 in partnership with the Oberlin College Environmental Studies Program under the direction of Sadhu Johnston. The organization was designated as a 501(c)(3) in May 2003 with an office located in Cleveland’s first historic green retrofit building, known as the Cleveland Environmental Center, where we still operate today. Their nonprofit status predated the United States Green Building Council, and they have been considered to be an affiliate of the USGBC for the past 10 years. An official Charter relationship was established with the USGBC in March 2009 and their member based nonprofit organization has been renamed Northeast Ohio Chapter of the USGBC. Theynow have a 16 county map of service area that includes the urban areas of Akron / Canton and Youngstown / Warren.
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Phil Robinson
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
Ann Klavora
Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Collinwood Rising with Brian Friedman and Seth Beattie
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Lillian Kuri
Program Director for Architecture, Urban Design and Sustainable Development
Lillian Kuri joined the Cleveland Foundation in 2005 as a consultant to develop a comprehensive strategy for one of the foundation’s priority initiatives: the revitalization of the Greater University Circle area, an initiative that involves everything from transportation and housing assistance to education, safety, community wealth, and economic inclusion. She has more than 10 years of experience as a nonprofit executive, with expertise in urban redevelopment and innovative environmental services.
Previously, Lillian was the executive director of Cleveland Public Art, where she executed more than $4 million in projects over her four-year tenure. She has held positions as project manager for the Cleveland City Planning Commission and project coordinator for the Harvard Design School at Harvard University, and has worked in the affordable housing office for the City of Boston.
She holds a master of architecture in urban design degree from Harvard University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Kent State University. Lillian is a licensed architect in Ohio and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-accredited professional. She serves as a voting member of the Cleveland City Planning Commission and as a board member for Cleveland Development Advisors, an affiliate of the Greater Cleveland Partnership that provides gap financing to catalytic projects. Lillian was a member of the Crain's Cleveland Business "40 Under 40" class of 2002 and was selected as the prestigious Knight Fellow at Western Reserve Academy in 2008.
Lillian Kuri joined the Cleveland Foundation in 2005 as a consultant to develop a comprehensive strategy for one of the foundation’s priority initiatives: the revitalization of the Greater University Circle area, an initiative that involves everything from transportation and housing assistance to education, safety, community wealth, and economic inclusion. She has more than 10 years of experience as a nonprofit executive, with expertise in urban redevelopment and innovative environmental services.
Previously, Lillian was the executive director of Cleveland Public Art, where she executed more than $4 million in projects over her four-year tenure. She has held positions as project manager for the Cleveland City Planning Commission and project coordinator for the Harvard Design School at Harvard University, and has worked in the affordable housing office for the City of Boston.
She holds a master of architecture in urban design degree from Harvard University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Kent State University. Lillian is a licensed architect in Ohio and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-accredited professional. She serves as a voting member of the Cleveland City Planning Commission and as a board member for Cleveland Development Advisors, an affiliate of the Greater Cleveland Partnership that provides gap financing to catalytic projects. Lillian was a member of the Crain's Cleveland Business "40 Under 40" class of 2002 and was selected as the prestigious Knight Fellow at Western Reserve Academy in 2008.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Tony Coyne
Anthony Coyne is President of MGGM and specializes in commercial, municipal law, zoning and planning, eminent domain, real property, litigation.
An expert on urban affairs, he has authored several papers and was called upon to serve as Executive Assistant to the Director of Transition for Mayor Michael R. White’s transition into his first term as Mayor of the City of Cleveland. He was Judicial Extern in 1987 for Judge Alice M. Batchelder of the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
Mr. Coyne earned a B.A. from John Carroll University, an M.S. from Cleveland State University, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and a J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University. He is licensed to practice in the State of Ohio and has been admitted to the following courts:
Active in the community, Mr. Coyne has been Chair of the Planning Commission for the City of Cleveland since 1991. He started his tenure as Chair of the City of Cleveland's Group Planning Commission in June 2010.
An expert on urban affairs, he has authored several papers and was called upon to serve as Executive Assistant to the Director of Transition for Mayor Michael R. White’s transition into his first term as Mayor of the City of Cleveland. He was Judicial Extern in 1987 for Judge Alice M. Batchelder of the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
Mr. Coyne earned a B.A. from John Carroll University, an M.S. from Cleveland State University, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and a J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University. He is licensed to practice in the State of Ohio and has been admitted to the following courts:
- Supreme Court of Ohio
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Active in the community, Mr. Coyne has been Chair of the Planning Commission for the City of Cleveland since 1991. He started his tenure as Chair of the City of Cleveland's Group Planning Commission in June 2010.
Steve Litt
Steven Litt has been the art and architecture critic of The Plain Dealer since 1991. He joined the newspaper after covering art and architecture for The News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1984 to 1991. He holds a B.A. in Art, Brown University, and M.A. in Journalism, Columbia University. As a working journalist, he studied architecture and planning at North Carolina State University, and at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he spent a year as a Michigan Journalism Fellow. In addition to The Plain Dealer, Steven Litt writes for ARTnews, Metropolis, Planning and other magazines, and is a frequent guest on public radio WCPN 90.3 FM. In 2004 and 2005, he was named Best Critic in Ohio by the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists.
