Alfrie Hudson is a Graduate of Baldwin Wallace University and an Alumnus AmeriCorps VISTA. Alfrie has been in the world of human services her whole life. Born and raised in Chicago, she knows firsthand what it’s like to be homeless because she spent a portion of her youth living in shelters. Arriving in Cleveland as an adult, she lived at Laura’s Home for four months. From there she immediately began giving back to the community that helped her. Alfrie has committed to serving her community and promoting self sufficency. 

Alfrie believes, “God reminds me that all it takes is for me to plant the seed; somebody else is going to come water it, somebody is going to fertilize it, somebody else is going to bring it sunshine and then somebody is going to watch it grow. It’s not important for me to see all the stages but just that I planted the seed.”

Monica Johnson is currently employed as a Social Services Supervisor for Cuyahoga County Division of Children & Family Services in Cleveland, Ohio. She has 16 plus years of human services background and experience. 

Monica is a Cleveland native and attended Shaker Heights City Schools where she graduated in 1995. She earned an Associate of Arts degree from Cuyahoga Community College, a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from University of Phoenix and a Master of Public Administration from University of Phoenix. 

Monica believes that three keys to success are attitude, humility, and perspective.

One of her favorite quotes by John C. Maxwell says, “The pessimist complains about the wind.  The optimist expects it to change.  The leader adjusts the sails.”

Leonard Bell grew up in Mt. Pleasant, attending Alexander Hamilton and John Adams HS. After graduating as a Chemical Engineer from Carnegie-Mellon University he obtained his MBA from the Harvard Business School.  After decades working for Fortune 500 firms like Corning Glass, Honeywell and Ford Motor, he is retired and enjoys golfing, watching baseball and Python programming. He is fortunate enough to have five children and six amazing grandchildren to be proud of. 

Shirley Bell-Wheeler is a wife, mom, counselor, creative, educator, farmer, and Ward 4 resident . Her values of love above everything, healing, equity, and family is evident in her work. Most joyous accomplishments include a growing family, effective nonprofit organization , and the 750 of produce distributed during the 2023 season at RevLove Urban Farm.

Her work includes creating art with young people, connecting farming to STEM, and duties of an executive officer. She attributes her proficiency to her experiences at Cleveland State University, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Ohio Guidestone, and with several gracious mentors. The legacy she hopes to leave is the revolutionary act of love.