Erica is no stranger to the world of nonprofit management and leadership. With a proven track record as a C-Suite professional and advisor, she brings expertise in revenue generation, donor cultivation, funding alignment, strategy, branding, and communications. Her skills in identifying improvement opportunities and implementing effective solutions have helped numerous organizations achieve their objectives.

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Beyond her professional achievements, Erica’s commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion is evident in everything she does. She believes in fostering dialogue, promoting education, and dismantling exclusionary practices to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard and valued. With a core value of equity for all in our district, Reaching Heights knows that our work and mission are in capable, principled hands.

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Erica earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in Human Resources Management from Chancellor University, an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Cleveland State University’s Monte Ahuja College of Business, and a Professional Certification from Harvard University’s Harvard Business School of Executive Education, specializing in Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. Erica is also a graduate of Leadership Cleveland class of 2019 (Best Class Ever) and The Stokes Leadership Institute class of 2018.  Erica has served on several nonprofit boards, including The Cleveland Foundation’s Fenn Committee Advisory Board and the Cleveland Diversity Advisory Board of the National Diversity Council.

Serving as a consultant and interim program manager to launch the Reaching Heights - Many Villages Practice Partners Program for the 2024-25 academic school year.

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Shaquira is the founder of Monarch Promise Consulting, LLC, supporting organizations to achieve peace of mind while on the trajectory to growth, profitability, and continued success.  Shaquira brings a 25-year diverse professional corporate and nonprofit executive background in strategy, implementation, marketing, development, operations, and customer service. 

Joy Howard has been a University heights resident for 12 years and proud mother of 5 children. Joy has 16 years’ experience in the medical field and 8 years of experience as an informatics specialist. She is a highly energetic parent advocate with valuable experience leveraging outstanding organizational, communication and leadership skills. She has worked with ECAG for several years providing support and resources to parents in need. Joy brings her medical knowledge, technology skills and 25 years of personal experience nurturing and supporting her exceptional children.

Linda and her husband have lived in Cleveland Heights for over 33 years and are the proud parents of a daughter and son who attended Fairfax Elementary School, Roxboro Middle School and Cleveland Heights High. She is a past Fairfax PTA President and former member of the CH-UH PTA Council Executive Board. Linda also worked for eight years as Media Ancillary at Fairfax Elementary School. She is an active member at her church and also volunteers for Thea Bowman Center, a community center in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. She is proud to be working in support of the important mission of Reaching Heights.