Smart Business Magazine, December 2018

54 Smart Business Cleveland December 2018 2018Pill r Award for Community Service J effery K Patterson has taken steps to ensure that Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority offers residents a variety of enrichment programs that span a lifetime This includes youth services family programming and senior support These initiatives create a foundation for residents to gain the knowledge they need to be successful CMHA was selected to pilot the White Houses ConnectHome initiative which works to bridge the digital divide by providing digital literacy training as well as the necessary technology to school aged youth and seniors It has already given more than 240 adult residents and 410 children an opportunity to go through training in the last 12 months As the CEO of CMHA Patterson is focused on leading and inspiring his team to fulfill the organizations mission and develop strategies to align the vision into opportunities for the agency He has created an atmosphere that stimulates confidence and ideas from his team and he is attentive to providing opportunities for the residents From residents employees community leaders elected officials and beyond Patterson is respected for his solid work ethic and ability to be innovative focused and passionate about enhancing the quality of life for the residents being served Patterson was one of the first in the housing industry to take advantage of effective innovative financing available through the Rental Assistance Demonstration program Under this program and his direction CMHA was awarded financing for a total of eight projects which will allow CMHA to preserve its stock of affordable rental housing and continue to build strong stable communities Jeffery K Patterson CEO Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority N O N P R O F I T E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D O ne of the unique qualities Rich Trickel brings to his role as CEO at The City Mission is his ability to articulate a vision and then make decisions moving quickly to maximize results Those who know him well consider Trickel to be a great communicator who is able to boil down an issue express it in a succinct manner and provide strategic insight and direction to begin solving the problem and eliminating barriers Since his arrival at The City Mission 14 years ago Trickel has been able to bolster needed departments including the expansion of a former one person development department into a cutting edge fully integrated and diverse department Trickel acts decisively to eliminate redundant services while working to change the perception of the foundation community local government officials donors and the community at large to a more positive image Today The City Mission is fiscally sound and sustainable year after year due in part to Trickels launch of a multi million dollar direct mail enterprise business which saves significant funds for The City Mission and missions across the country As a visionary leader Trickel was ahead of his time in utilizing social media messaging as an awareness and fundraising tool while battling and advocating to bring the needs of the homeless up to a national level His forward thinking on issues such as the current crisis for homeless women and children and Housing First have put The City Mission in a position to be able to respond rather than react when the need arises Rich Trickel CEO The City Mission N O N P R O F I T E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R O F T H E Y E A R AWA R D