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Greater Cleveland Chapter Area V
Cleveland, Ohio

“Teen Chelsea Hodge Honored as 2017 Outstanding Community Youth”

Each January, the Cleveland Orchestra commemorates MLK Jr.’s
birthday with a free community concert. A highlight of the concert
each year is the presentation of the MLK Jr Community Service
Awards in cooperation with the City of Cleveland and the Greater
Cleveland Partnership. Begun in 2002, the awards recognize an
adult, a youth and a business/organization that exemplifies the
spirit and ideals of Dr. King. Teen Chelsea, President of the TTA
Cleveland Chapter, has been an active teen over the last 5 years,
Chelsea has worked closely with community and civic leaders to
encourage and inspire other youth to enhance their educational
opportunities and aspirations and improve their civic responsibility.

She is a senior at Beachwood High School where she has served as
the Vice President of the Pre-Law Club of Beachwood H.S. and
Vice President of MAC (Minority Achievement Committee)
Scholars, a student-led program aimed at improving the academic
achievement of African-American students. Key elements of the
Teen Chelsea Hodge with Cleveland Mayor

Frank Jackson and City Councilman Kevin program include goal setting, mentoring, help with study skills, use
Conwell and wife of the academic support resources available at the High School,

and public recognition of academic improvement. As a sophomore, she was selected as a Stanford Law
Scholar and received the Presidential Excellence Award for her excellent academic and leadership skills. This
spring she will be a Soledad O’Brian intern in NYC.

Teen Bryson Wimbley Completes Internship with Cleveland Clinic

Teen Bryson Wimbley, a 16 year old student at St. Martin DePorres High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and a
Top Teen in the Greater Cleveland Chapter, completed a rigorous six-week internship with the Cleveland
Clinic’s Northeast Ohio Research Education Medical Alliance (NEOREMA). Students are chosen based on
high academics and from groups typically underrepresented in biomedical sciences and public service as
shown by the National Science Foundation. Teen Bryson, who began working with the Cleveland Clinic two
years prior to his Internship, was selected from over 100 students from Cleveland and East Cleveland to
complete his internship as a part of the Louis Stokes Intern Program in Public Service.

Launched in partnership with PNC Bank and supported by Youth Opportunities Unlimited and Effective
Leadership Academy, all community partners of the Greater Cleveland Chapter of TLOD, this internship
program honors Congressman Louis Stokes’ legacy of public service and his longstanding commitment to the
youth of Cleveland.

During this six-week internship, Teen Bryson had the opportunity to work and learn alongside caregivers at
Cleveland Clinic. He spent his first two weeks participating in a work experience leadership camp and the
following four weeks working in non-clinical departments of Cleveland Clinic like law enforcement,
administration, information technology, marketing, human resources and building operations.

Teen Bryson said “The Louis Stokes Internship has been one of the most wonderful experiences I’ve been
exposed to. Working alongside professionals in the health and public service fields has provided me with
many great opportunities within the Cleveland Clinic.” My goal is to become a law enforcement officer with
a medical background so that I can become a first responder and help others quickly.” “During my first year
at the Cleveland Clinic, I worked with the Cleveland Clinic police department; with my mentor Officer Dark

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