One To Watch: Michele Scott Taylor

Following stretches as an educator at John Carroll University and Baldwin-Wallace College, Taylor entered the nonprofit world as the chief program officer at College Now Greater Cleveland. “I love what I do because I could be helping the next doctor who cures cancer go to college,” she says.

Lessons learned: “Be yourself. Surround yourself with people who know more than you. Everyone has potential." 

Cleveland still needs: “To continue to build the educational pipeline toward meaningful careers, where people can have family-sustaining wages."

In her spare time: Taylor loves to read, visit colleges, spend time with her children and travel. She first caught the travel bug when she studied abroad in France. Harboring a love for the culture and ability to speak the language, she is planning a visit to France this summer.