Center for Civic Education

Urban Issues TV Series

The Dean of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University hosts Urban Issues, a cable television program that focuses on public policy issues and Greater Cleveland's future.

Urban Issues is aired by all Northeast Ohio cable television networks as part of their public service responsibilities. Urban Issues is produced by students from the University's Department of Communications and is recorded at studios located on the Cleveland State University campus.

  • Season 6 (2000-2001)
  • Season 5 (1999-2000)
  • Season 4 (1998-1999)
  • Season 3 (1997-1998)
  • Season 2 (1996-1997)
  • Season 1 (1995-1996)
  • TV Schedule

    Smart TV
    An educational and community interest program of Adelphia Cable of Cleveland.
    Sundays at 5:30 PM

    Cox Cable
    Wednesdays at 8:30 PM

    Urban Issues Archives

    Below is a list of past Urban Issues programs. These tapes are available for Watch or from the College of Urban Affairs Dean's office (UR 330). Please refer to the program number and taping date when requesting a video.

    Season 13: 2007 - 2008
    # Date Title Guests Video
    13-1 10/24/07 Bioneers: Environmental Ingenuity in the 21st Century Kathy Hexter
    Nancy King Smith
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    13-2 10/24/07 Foreclosure Prevention in Cuyahogo County Mark Wiseman
    Kermit Lind
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    13-3 10/24/07 Industrial Landbanking Brian Reilly
    Kevin O'Brien
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    13-4 11/14/07 Collegetown Jack Boyle
    Paul Volpe
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    13-5 11/14/07 Strategic Development: The Port Authority's New Strategic Plan Brent Leslie
    Harriet Applegate
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    13-6 11/14/07 Regionalism in Practice: The Avon Interchange Howard Maier
    Robert Brown
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    13-7 2/13/08 Cuyahoga County's County-wide Land Bank Tony Brancatelli
    Cleveland City Council, Ward 12
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    13-8 2/13/08 Cleveland's Design District Ned Hill
    Art Falco
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    13-9 2/13/08 The Cleveland Innerbelt Project Craig Hebebrand
    Robert Mavec
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    13-10 4/16/08 The Future of Urban Farming in Northeast Ohio Brad Masi
    Maurice Small
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    13-11 4/16/08 The Medical Mart Tim Hagan
    Dennis Madden
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    13-12 4/16/08 The Status of Northeast Ohio's Economy Paul Oyaski
    Jim Robey
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    Season 12: 2006 - 2007
    # Date Title Guests Video
    12-1 10/5/06 Cleveland: The Incredible Shrinking City Sam Fulwood, The Plain Dealer
    12-2 10/5/06 Leadership in an Entrepreneurial Region Tom Sudow, Beachwood Chamber of Commerce

    Lee Friedman, Cleveland Leadership Center
    12-3 10/5/06 Cleveland: Shrinking Cities. Growing Opportunities Mark Salling, Northern Ohio Data Information Systems Center for Community Solutions

    India Pierce-Lee, The Cleveland Foundation
    12-4 11/29/06 An Urban Agenda for the New Governor Martin Sweeney, Pres., Cleveland City Council

    Deborah Sutherland, Mayor, Bay Village
    12-5 11/29/06 The Business Agenda for the New Governor Andrew Banks, Pres., Mid-America Consulting Group
    Carol Caruso Sr. VP for Gov Affairs, Greater Cleveland Partnership
    12-6 11/29/06 Non Profits and Ohio's New Governor Robert Jaquay, Assoc. Dir., The Gund Foundation

    Greg Brown, Exec. Dir. & Pres., The Center for Community Solutions
    12-7 2/21/07 Regionalism in Northeast Ohio Fred Ramos, Mayor of Independence, Ohio
    Bill Currin, Mayor of Hudson, Ohio
    12-8 2/21/07 Cleveland's Brain Gain John McCann, Saeco

    Noelle Celeste, Branching Out Cleveland
    12-9 2/21/07 Foreclosure in Cuyahoga County Jim Rokakis, Cuyahoga County Treasurer
    Mark Wiseman, Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Prevention Program
    Season 11: 2005 - 2006
    # Date Title Guests Video
    11-1 10/5/05 CSU's Center for Election Integrity S. Candice Hoke, Director Center for Election Integrity

    Sally Floerkowitz, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
    11-2 10/5/05 What We Learned From the Dutch Arine de la Porte Honorary Consul of the Netherlands for Ohio

    Dr. Maurizio Sabini Associate Professor, Kent State University
    11-3 10/5/05 Ingenuity in the Spotlight James Levin Ingenuity Festival of Arts & Technology

    Rich Weiss Ingenuity Festival of Arts & Technology
    11-4 11/16/05 Cleveland's B.I.D. Joe Marinucci Downtown Cleveland Partnership

    Doug Miller Richard E. Jacobs Group
    11-5 11/16/05 Race & Environmental Justice in New Orleans Sylvester Murray Professor, Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Prester Picket, Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center, Cleveland State University
    11-6 11/16/05 Steelyard Commons Sabra Pierce-Scott, Councilwoman City of Cleveland Ward 8

    Chris Ronayne Chief of Staff, City of Cleveland
    11-7 02/06 Downtown Cleveland's Walkable Communities Tom Yablonsky, Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation

    Nathan Zaremba President, Zaremba
    11-8 02/06 How Innovation Creates Champions Jennifer Thomas, The Civic Innovation Lab

    Randy McShepard, RPM International, Inc.
    11-9 02/06 Emerging Cleveland Tour Season Erin Aleman, Emerging Cleveland Tour

    Justin Glanville, Emerging Cleveland Tour
    11-10 04/06 Ohio's Residency Restrictions and Cleveland Alan Weinstein, Cleveland Marshall of Law

    Tom Bier Center for Housing Research & Policy, Levin College of Urban Affairs
    11-11 04/06 Cleveland's Architectural Future Steve Litt, The Plain Dealer

    William T. Eberhard, Oliver Design Group
    11-12 04/06 Revisiting Tax Abatements Ken Lurie, Rysar

    Linda Warren, Village Capital Corporation, Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
    Season 10: 2004-2005
    # Date Title Guests Video
    10-1 9/22/04 Rebuilding and Eminent Domain Beryl Rothschild, Mayor City of University Heights

    Dr. Alan Weinstein Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    10-2 9/22/04 The Voices in Cleveland Thomas Mulready, Founder Cool Cleveland Daniel

    Gray-Kontar, Founder Urban Dialect Marketing Manager Catalyst Cleveland
    10-3 9/22/04 Poverty in Cleveland Gregory Brown, Director of Policy Planning and Programs Center for Community Solutions

    Sharon Milligan, Co-Director Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change Case Western Reserve University
    10-4 1/17/04 Civic Voice and Politial Power The Honorable Merle Gordon Mayor of Beachwood

    Randal McShepard Director of Community Affairs RPM, Inc.
    10-5 11/17/04 Cleveland's Future The Honorable Jane Campbell, Mayor of Cleveland
    10-6 11/17/04 A New Mall in Cleveland? Mitchell Schneider, Founding Principal and President First Interstate Properties, Ltd.

    Merle Gordon, Councilperson for Ward 15, Cleveland
    10-7 2/16/05 Public Policy and Cleveland's Future Sam Fullwood Columnist, The Plain Dealer
    10-8 2/16/05 Regionalism Revisited Joe Cimperman, Cleveland Councilperson Ward 13

    The Honorable Marty Zanotti Mayor of Parma Heights
    10-9 2/16/05 Public Health and Fitness Barb Clint, Manager, ParkWorks' Clevelanders in Motion Program

    Patrick Conway Co-Owner, Great Lakes Brewery
    10-10 2/16/05 Ingenuity Festival of Arts & Technology Thomas Mulready, Co-Director, Ingenuity Fesitval of Arts & Technology

    James Levin Co-Director, Ingenuity Fesitval of Arts & Technology
    Email forum for availability.
    10-11 4/27/05 Magnets and the Suburbs Ed Linehan School Choice Program Director, Hartford, Connecticut

    Joseph Regano Superintendent, Solon City Schools
    Email forum for availability.
    10-12 4/27/05 Regionalism, Integration and Education John Gilbert Former Wake County, NC School Board Member

    Danny Williams Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Greater Cleveland Partnership
    Email forum for availability.
    Season 9: 2003 - 2004
    # Date Title Guests Video
    9-1 9/24/03 Sustaining the First Suburbs Marcia Fudge, Mayor City of Warrensville Heights

    Lou Tisler, Executive Director First Suburbs Consortium
    Email forum for availability.
    9-2 9/24/03 Cleveland's Foundations, Cleveland's Future David Abbott, Executive Director The George Gund Foundation

    Ronn Richard, President The Cleveland Foundation
    Email forum for availability.
    9-3 9/24/03 Cities and Counties Dr. Kathleen Barber, Professor Emeritus John Carroll University

    Dennis Eckart, President & CEO Greater Cleveland Growth Association
    Email forum for availability.
    9-4 11/12/03 Cleveland State Basketball Michael Garland, Head Coach, Men's Basketball Cleveland State University

    Kate Peterson, Head Coach, Women's Basketball Cleveland State University
    Email forum for availability.
    9-5 11/12/03 Downtown Revitalization Michael Lang M. Lang Executive Attire

    Cynthia Gray, Manager National City Bank, Playhouse Square
    Email forum for availability.
    9-6 11/12/03 20 Years at the Cleveland Foundation Steve Minter, Executive-in-Residence Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Email forum for availability.
    9-7 2/18/04 Lakewood--Lessons Learned Madeline Cain, former Mayor of Lakewood, Ohio Email forum for availability.
    9-8 2/18/04 Cleveland Public Theatre Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek, Executive Director, Near West Theater

    James A. Levin, Artistic Director
    Cleveland Public Theatre
    Email forum for availability.
    9-9 2/18/04 Community Planning Partnership John Begala, Executive Director
    Federation for Community Planning Dr.

    Janet Kelly, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    9-10 4/7/04 Homosexuality and Civil Rights Mark Tumeo, Vice Provost
    Cleveland State University

    Susan Becker, Associate Professor of Law, Cleveland State University
    Email forum for availability.
    9-11 4/7/04 The Future of Shaker Square Peter Rubin, President and CEO
    The Coral Company

    Chris Ronayne, Director, Cleveland City Planning Commission
    Email forum for availability.
    9-12 4/7/04 Creating a Regional Redevelopment Authority Thomas Longo, Mayor City of Garfield Heights

    George Forbes, Principal
    Forbes, Fields, and Associates, LPA
    Email forum for availability.
    Season 8: 2002 - 2003
    # Date Title Guests Video
    8-1 10/2/02 Planning the Lakefront Chris Ronayne, Director Cleveland City Planning Commission

    Tracey Kirksey, Executive Director Glenville Development Corporation
    Email forum for availability.
    8-2 10/2/02 Linking the Avenue Lee Hill, President and CEO Downtown Cleveland Partnership

    David Abbott, President University Circle Incorporated
    Email forum for availability.
    8-3 10/2/02 Art as an Economic Generator Lillian Kuri, Executive Director Cleveland Public Art

    Gina Vernaci, Director of Programming Playhouse Square Center
    Email forum for availability.
    8-4 11/13/02 The BLUE Project (Building the Livable Urban Edge) David Beach, Director EcoCity Cleveland

    Patricia Stevens Schmidt, Copeland Parker Stevens
    Email forum for availability.
    8-5 11/13/02 Leadership and Greater Cleveland's Economic Future Sam Fulwood III, Metro Columnist, The Plain Dealer

    Brad Whitehead, Senior Fellow The Cleveland Foundation
    Email forum for availability.
    8-6 11/13/02 The Convention Center Merle Gordon, Cleveland City Councilwoman

    Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commissioner
    Email forum for availability.
    8-7 2/5/03 The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Cleveland Larry Robinson, The Robinson Group Email forum for availability.
    8-8 2/5/03 The Future of Cleveland Retail David O'Neill, Managing Director, Colliers International

    Mark Rentala, Director of Retail CB Richard Ellis
    Email forum for availability.
    8-9 2/5/03 Cleveland's Humanitarian Heroes Mary Gygli, Associate Director of Communications, American Red Cross

    Mary Beth Herd, Communications Associate American Red Cross
    Email forum for availability.
    8-10 4/9/03 Immigration in Greater Cleveland Joseph Feldman, Director of Development for New Americans Jewish Community Center of Cleveland

    Anthony Yen, Chairman Chinese Cultural Foundation
    Email forum for availability.
    8-11 4/9/03 The Role of Minorities in Cleveland Sports Lee Reed, Athletic Director Cleveland State University

    Dr. Wornie Reed, Director Urban Child Research Center Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    8-12 4/9/03 The Convention Center, Revisited David A. Nolan, President Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland

    Zach Reed, Cleveland City Councilman
    Email forum for availability.
    Season 7: 2001 - 2002
    # Date Title Guests Video
    7-1 10/3/01 An Agenda for the New Mayor Joe Roman, Cleveland Tomorrow

    Lou Tisler, Cleveland Tomorrow
    Email forum for availability.
    7-2 10/3/01 Higher Education and Ohio's Economy Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, President Cuyahoga Community College

    Dr. Michael Schwartz, Interim President Cleveland State University
    Email forum for availability.
    7-3 10/3/01 Responsive Philanthropy Dave Bergholtz, The George Gund Foundation

    Steve Minter, Director The Cleveland Foundation
    Email forum for availability.
    7-4 11/28/01 Greater Cleveland's Soft Infrastructure Bobbie Reichtell, Slavic Village Development Corporation

    Ann Zoller, Parkworks Cleveland
    Email forum for availability.
    7-5 11/28/01 Cleveland and the New Economy Dr. Paul Gottlieb Center for Regional Economic Issues

    Dr. Jim Scozzie, Edison BioTechnology Center
    Email forum for availability.
    7-6 11/28/01 Census 2000-Who Are We Now? Merle Gordon, Cleveland City Councilwoman

    Joan Mazzolini, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Email forum for availability.
    7-7 3/6/02 Initiatives for Mt. Pleasant Debra Lewis Curlee, The Collaborative for Organizing Mt. Pleasant

    Denis Zeman, St. Luke's Foundation of Cleveland
    Email forum for availability.
    7-8 3/6/02 Lakefront Planning Tom Adler, PSF Management Company

    Kathy Hexter, Director Forum Program Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    7-9 3/6/02 The Closing of Dilliard's and Its Impact on Downtown Retail Joe Marinucci, Downtown Cleveland Partnership

    Allan Krulak, Forest City Enterprises
    Email forum for availability.
    7-10 4/10/02 Cleveland's Technological Future Tim Mueller, Chief Development Officer City of Cleveland Email forum for availability.
    7-11 4/10/02 Affordable Housing Initiatives Dr. Tom Bier, Director Center for Housing Research & Policy Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Julie Rittenhouse, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
    Email forum for availability.
    7-12 4/10/02 Cleveland City Council and the Current Agenda Frank Jackson, President Cleveland City Council Email forum for availability.
    Season 6: 2000 2001
    # Date Title Guests Video
    6-1 9/27/00 Predatory Lending Practices John Regenbogen, Center for Neighborhood Development Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Kent Smith, Director Euclid Community Concerns
    Email forum for availability.
    6-2 9/27/00 Neighborhood Housing "Flipping" Issues Dr. Tom Bier, Director Housing Policy Research Program Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Tony Brancatelli, Director Slavic Village Development Corporation
    Email forum for availability.
    6-3 9/27/00 Heritage Lane Project Jennifer Madden, Project Manager Center for Neighborhood Development Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    James Williams, Director Famicos Foundation
    Email forum for availability.
    6-4 11/15/00 Post-Election Dr. James Kweder Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Brian Gleisser, Councilman City of Shaker Heights
    Email forum for availability.
    6-5 11/15/00 RTA Blue Line Extension Mary Beth Fedek, Director of Planning Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

    Brian Gleisser, Councilman City of Shaker Heights
    Email forum for availability.
    6-6 11/15/00 Lakefront Development Jimmy Dimora Cuyahoga County Commissioner

    Ken Silliman, Executive Assistant for Development City of Cleveland
    Email forum for availability.
    6-7 2/28/01 Cleveland and Its Recovery Roldo Bartimole, Journalist, The Free Times

    Norman Krumholz, Professor Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    6-8 2/28/01 Workforce Development Myron Robinson, President and CEO Greater Cleveland Urban League Dr.

    Larry Ledebur, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    6-9 2/28/01 Canal Corridor Dr. Ruth Durack, Director Urban Center of Northeast Ohio Kent State University

    Tim Donovan, Director Ohio Canal Corridor
    Email forum for availability.
    6-10 4/11/01 School Finance and Reform Kevin O'Brien, Director Center for Public Management

    Dr. Kurt Stanic, Superintendent Euclid City Schools
    Email forum for availability.
    6-11 4/11/01 Capacity-Building for Nonprofits Dr. Camilla Stivers, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Dr. Stuart Mendel, Assistant Dean Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    6-12 4/11/01 Euclid Corridor and CSU Student Life Dr. Mittie Chandler, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Joe Calabrese, General Manager, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
    Email forum for availability.
    Season 5: 1999 - 2000
    # Date Title Guests Video
    5-1 10/6/99 Northeast Ohio Urban Design Center Dr. Ruth Durak, Director Northeast Ohio Urban Design Center

    Robert Madison, CEO & Chair Robert P. Madison International Inc.
    Email forum for availability.
    5-2 10/6/99 Center Neighborhood Housing Development Issues Stuart Friedman, Development Coordinator Rysar Properties

    Phil Star, Director, Center for Neighborhood Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    5-3 10/6/99 Euclid Corridor Improvement Project Dave Abott, President, University Circle Incorporated

    Jeri Chaikin, RTA Project Manager, Euclid Corridor Improvement Project
    Email forum for availability.
    5-4 11/17/99 Kinship Care Dr. Wornie Reed, Director Urban Child Research Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Julie Rittenhouse, Program Coordinator, St. Ann Foundation
    Email forum for availability.
    5-5 11/17/99 Playhouse Square Developments Dr. Virginia Benson, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Joseph Marinucci, VP of Real Estate, Development Playhouse Square Center
    Email forum for availability.
    5-7 2/23/00 The Empowerment Zone Vicki Eaton-King, Executive Director ,Fairfax Development Corporation

    Dr. Mittie Chandler, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    5-8 2/23/00 Sustainable Cleveland Partnership Anjali Mathur, Director, Sustainable Cleveland Partnership Program

    Dr. Wendy Kellogg, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    5-9 2/23/00 Sustainable Communities 2000 Dr. Dianne Rahm, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Phil Hart, Architect, Philore J. Hart; Past President of AIA
    Email forum for availability.
    5-10 4/12/00 The Millennium Project Jan Roller, Davis and Young Company, LPA

    Jan Belz, Career Development Coordinator, Polaris Career Center
    Email forum for availability.
    5-11 4/12/00 A Retrospective on the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Ted Hiser, Consul, Jones Day Reavis Pogue

    Dr. Roberta Steinbacher, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    Season 4: 1998 - 1999
    # Date Title Guests Video
    4-1 10/7/98 Urban Terrorism and Public Safety Frank Kruszewski, Assistant Chief, Independence Fire Department

    Dr. Larry Terry, Director MPA and Ph.D. Programs, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-2 10/7/98 Urban Images: Photographing the City Steve Cagan, Freelance Documentary Photographer

    Dr. Helen Liggett, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-3 10/7/98 Brownfields Development Todd S. Davis, President, Hemisphere Corporation

    Dr. Roby Simons, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-4 11/4/98 Impact of Welfare Reform Dr. Dennis Paulson, Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland

    Dr. Mittie Olion Chandler, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-5 11/4/98 Census 2000 The Honorable Tom Sawyer, Ohio Congressman, 14th District

    Dr. Mark Salling, Director, NODIS, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-6 11/4/98 Welfare Reform: The Road Ahead Rick Werner, Ex. Officer for Community Resources, Cuyahoga Work and Training

    Daila Shimek, Research Associate, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-7 12/9/98 Nonprofit Initiatives John Begala, Executive Director, Federation for Community Planning

    Dr. Camilla Stivers, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-8 12/9/98   Minority Trends and Projections Dr. Winston Richie, Fair Housing Advocate, Former Shaker Heights Councilman

    Dr. Wornie Reed, Director, Urban Child Research Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-9 12/9/98 Airport Expansion John Habat, VP of Government and Transportation, Greater Cleveland Growth Association

    Dr. Ned Hill, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-10 2/3/99 Regional Economic Growth Jack Kleinhenz, Sr. Director of Research, Greater Cleveland Growth Association

    Dr. Ziona Austrian, Economic Development Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-11 2/3/99 Public Works Education, Training, and Technical Assistance Darryl Crossman, Director of Public Service, City of Wickliffe, Ohio

    Tom Cozzens, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-12 2/3/99   Building Standards Study in Ohio Bob Wrentmore, Building Commissioner, City of Twinsburg, Ohio

    Patricia Burgess, Independent Consultant, Shaker Heights, Ohio
    Email forum for availability.
    4-13 2/3/99   Cleveland Planning: Past, Present Dr. Walter Leedy, Professor of Art, Cleveland State University

    Steven Litt, Architecture Critic, Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Email forum for availability.
    4-14 2/24/99 Chagrin Falls Park Strategic Plan Jennifer Madden, Center for Neighborhood Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Bruce Constant, Executive Director, Chagrin Falls Park Community Center
    Email forum for availability.
    4-15 2/24/99 Cleveland's Sacred Landmarks Dr. Roberta Steinbacher, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Dr. Michael Tevesz, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    4-16 2/24/99 The New Cleveland Schools Dr. Wornie Reed, Director Urban Child Research Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Tim Goler, Managing Director, Student & Family Support Services, Cleveland Municipal School District
    Email forum for availability.
    4-17 4/14/99 Transportation Issues in Northeast Ohio Carol Gibson, Cuyahoga County League of Women's Voters' Transportation and Outmigration Study

    Bradley Flamm, Citizens' Bioregional Plan Project Manager, Eco-City Cleveland
    Email forum for availability.
    4-18 4/14/99 Transitions: From the Political World to the Academy Patrick Sweeney, Executive-in-Residence, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Former Ohio State Senator

    Tim Hagan, Executive-in-Residence, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner
    Email forum for availability.
    Season 3: 1997 - 1998
    # Date Title Guests Video
    3-1 10/22/97 Ohio/Erie Canal Corridor Gail Gordon Sommers, Senior Research Associate, Kent State University

    Patricia Burgess, Director Planning and Urban Design Services, The Urban Center Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-2 10/22/97 Shifting Resource Base of Ohio's Metropolitan Areas Steven Strnisha, Deputy Director , Cleveland Tomorrow

    Kevin O'Brien, Director State & Intergovernmental Initiatives, The Urban Center Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-3 10/22/97 Making Better Environmental Decisions Mark Tumeo, Director, Center for Environmental Science,Technology, and Policy Email forum for availability.
    3-4 11/19/97 Survival Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations Pat Newell, Assistant Director, Martin de Porres Community Center

    Dr. Jennifer Alexander, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-5 11/19/97 Farmland Preservation Joe Daubenmire, OSU Extension, Medina County

    Dr. Tom Bier, Director Housing Policy Research Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-6 11/19/97 Public Service and Governance Allan Krulak, VP Community Affairs, Forest City Enterprises

    John Coyne, Mayor, City of Brooklyn, Ohio
    Email forum for availability.
    3-7 1/21/98 Disaster Planning Michael Keating, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization

    Stuart Mendel, Asst. Dean for Administration, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-8 1/21/98 Economic Impact of Sports Stadiums Tom Chema, Partner, Arter & Hadden

    Dr. Ziona Austrian, Associate Director, Economic Development Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-9 1/21/98 Cleveland's Public Realm Plan Kathleen Coakley, Executive Director, Committee for Public Art

    Norman Krumholz, Professor, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-10 2/25/98 Sustainable Development in the Detroit Shoreway Neighborhood Tom Eastman, Development Specialist, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization

    Dr. Wendy Kellogg, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-11 2/25/98 Cleveland's Empowerment Zones Pam Duncan, Executive Director, Glenville Development Corporation

    Dr. Mittie Olion Chandler, Director, MUPDD Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-12 2/25/98 Regional Economics Jan Purdy, Director, The Citizens League

    Dr. Larry Ledebur, Director, The Urban Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-13 4/15/98 NeighborhoodLink Sharon Cole, NeighborhoodLink Coordinator, Neighborhood Centers Association

    Phil Star, Director, Center for Neighborhood Development, The Urban Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-14 4/15/98 Nonprofit Skill-Building Quentin McCorvey, Dir. of Communications, Federation for Community Planning

    Dr. Camilla Stivers, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-15 4/15/98 Public Health Services in the County Jail Ahmed Elghazawi, Medical Director, Cuyahoga County Board of Corrections

    Sonia Alemagno, Research Scientist, Urban Child Research Center ,Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-16 5/13/98 The Leadership Academy Society Bonnie Caplan, Council Member , City of Cleveland Heights

    Zoe Tyler, Sr. Training Associate, Leadership Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-17 5/13/98 Strategic Planning for the Cleveland City Council Odelia Robinson, Councilwoman, City of Cleveland, Ward 1

    Professor Sy Murray, Director , Public Management Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    3-18 5/13/98 Education Funding Jim Lardie, President, For the Children of America

    Dr. Wornie Reed, Director, Urban Child Research Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    Season 2: 1996 - 1997
    Season 2: 1996 - 1997
    # Date Title Guests Video
    2-1 10/30/96 Future of First Suburbs Ken Montlack, Councilman, City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio

    Tom Bier, Director, Housing Policy Research Program, The Urban Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-2 10/30/06 Criminal Justice Education William Denihan, Cleveland Public Safety Director

    Dr. Roberta Steinbacher, Director, Undergraduate Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-3 10/30/96 Downtown Cleveland and Regional Tourism Joseph Zion, VP Marketing & Sales, Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland

    Don Iannone, Director, Economic Development Program, The Urban Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-4 11/25/96 School-Community Partnerships Tim Roberts, Security Officer, Martin Luther King Middle School

    Dr. Martha de Acosta, Urban Child Research Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-5 11/25/96   Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods Louise Lafitte, Executive Director, Southeast Improvement Association

    Dr. Dennis Keating, Associate Dean, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-6 11/25/96 The Future of Cleveland Bruce Akers, Senior Vice President, Key Bank

    Dr. Virginia Benson, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-7 1/15/97 Future of Employment Richard Pace, Managing Principal, VanDijk, Pace, Westerlake, Architects

    Paul Patton, Vice President of Human Resources, The Metro Health System
    Email forum for availability.
    2-8 1/15/97 The NOW Initiative Dr. Roy Church, President, Lorain County Community College

    Dr. Larry Ledebur, Director, The Urban Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-9 1/15/97 Credit for Life Experience Marcie Rechner, AAPLE Coordinator

    Dr. Roberta Steinbacher, Director, Undergraduate Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-10 2/26/97 Planning for Environmental James Kastelic, Mgr of Community Planning, Cuyahoga Planning Commission

    Dr. Wendy Kellogg, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    2-11 2/26/97 Cleveland and Regional Planning Howard Maier, Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency

    Norman Krumholz, Professor, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
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    2-12 2/26/97 A Federal Urban Economic Policy Ken Sillliman, Executive Assistant in Development, Office of the Mayor City of Cleveland

    Dr. Ned Hill, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
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    2-13 4/9/97 Performance Measurement Tom Hayes, Director, Cuyahoga County Data Center

    Dr. Vera Vogelsang-Coombs, Director, Leadership Development & Training Program
    Email forum for availability.
    2-14 4/9/97 Childhood Immunization Study Jon Sommer, Immunization Representative, Ohio Department of Health

    Wornie Reed, Director, The Urban Child Research Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
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    2-15 5/14/97 GIS Applications Allan Benek, Director, Geauga County Board of Elections

    Mark Stalling, Director, Northern Ohio Data & Information Service
    Email forum for availability.
    2-16 5/14/97 Leadership Organizations Suzanne Fleming, Director, Northeast Ohio Regional Leadership Task

    Force Kevin O'Brien, Director State and Intergovernmental Initiatives
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    2-17 5/24/97 Edge Cities Janis Purdy, Director, The Citizens League

    Richard Bingham, Professor, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    Season 1: 1995 - 1996
    Season 1: 1995 - 1996
    # Date Title Guests Video
    1-1 10/23/95 Moving Up and Out: Urban Sprawl Robert Paulson, Mayor, City of Solon, Ohio

    Tom Bier, Director Housing Policy Research Program The Urban Center Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-2 10/23/95 Urban Land Redevelopment Reid Dulberger, Vice President, Youngstown Area Chamber of Commerce Email forum for availability.
    1-3 11/15/95 Effects of Violence on Youth Barbara Oehlberg, Family Specialist, Family Life Program

    Wornie Reed, Director, Urban Child Research Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-4 11/15/95 Dilemma Posed by Professional Sports Franchises Tom Chema, Partner, Arter & Hadden

    Kevin O'Brien, Assistant Director, Public Management Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-5 11/15/95 Ohio's Manufacturing Sector: Dynamics of Change Stephen Gage, President, Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program

    Ziona Austrian, Director Economic Development Program, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-6 1/31/96 Homelessness Brian Davis, Northeast Coalition for the Homeless

    Julie Rittenhouse, Center for Neighborhood Development
    Email forum for availability.
    1-7 1/31/96 Neighborhood Leadership Jacquie Gillon, Neighborhood Centers Association

    Phil Star, Director, Center for Neighborhood Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-8 1/31/96 Public Works and Infrastructure David Goss, Build Up Cleveland Email forum for availability.
    1-9 3/6/96 Magnet Schools Nona Burney, Principal, Law and Public Service Magnet School Email forum for availability.
    1-10 3/6/96 Workforce Development Jim Shanahan, Northeast Ohio Workforce Initiative Email forum for availability.
    1-11 3/6/96 Leadership Development Patricia Mearns, Mayor, City of Shaker Heights, Ohio

    Vera Vogelssang-Coombs, Director, Leadership Academy, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-12 4/3/96 Urban Sprawl and the Environment David Beach, Editor, EcoCity Cleveland Journal

    Dr. Wendy Kellogg, Assistant Professor, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-13 4/3/96 Regional Leadership Suzanne Fleming, Regional Leadership Program, Kent State University Email forum for availability.
    1-14 4/3/96 Ohio's Urban University Program Dr. Larry Ledebur, Director, The Urban Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs

    Kevin O'Brien, Director, State & Intergovernmental Initiatives, The Urban Center, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-15 4/26/96 Downtown Development Allan Krulak, VP of Community Affairs, Forest City Enterprises

    Virginia Benson, Associate Professor, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-16 4/24/96 Rebuilding the Inner City Neighborhoods Mikelan Rensell, Executive Director, Cleveland Neighborhood Development Corporation

    Phil Star, Director, Center for Neighborhood Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
    Email forum for availability.
    1-17 4/24/96 Historic Preservation: Past, Present, and Future Kathleen Crowther, Cleveland Restoration Society, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Email forum for availability.
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