Our Board

Northwest Neighborhood CDC’s Board of Directors are elected and appointed representatives from the communities served by the organization. The Board includes residents from each of five sectors of the Cudell, Detroit Shoreway and Edgewater neighborhoods as well as institutional/nonprofit and commercial representatives. Board members serve in support of NWN's mission, vision, and strategic goals.

Residential Representatives

Vince Caringi (NE Sector)
Moneeke Davis (SE Sector)
Shallanna Davis (SE Sector)
Sam Edmunds (NE Sector)
Michael Flickinger (NW Sector)
Paula Furst (SE Sector)
Paterson Gauntner (NC Sector)
Emma Jochum (SW Sector)
Moses Ngong (NC Sector)
Charles Park (NE Sector)
Nadia Robinson (NW Sector)
Jonathan Steirer, Vice President (SW Sector)
Matthew Thomas (SW Sector)

Commercial/Institutional Representatives

Austin Cummings (Cleveland Fair Housing Center)
Nina Holzer (CHN Housing Partners)
Anna Perlmutter, President (Cleveland Housing Solutions)
Leah Romanelli DeJesus (St. Luke's Episcopal Church)
Pastor Denise Washington (New Beginnings Ministries)
Waverly Willis (Urban Kutz)

Special Directors

Millie Caraballo, Treasurer (Manufacturing Works, La Sagrada Familia Church)
Catherine. Donnelly (Legal Aid Society of Cleveland)
Anshawn Ivery, Secretary (CMSD Garrett Morgan High School)
Margarita Roman (NWN Tenant Representative)