Eric Gordon
Cuyahoga Community College
Education: Master’s degree in educational administration and supervision
What Guides My Decision-Making: I learned early in my career that you can’t please everyone, and that it’s not your job to do so. It is your job to make the decision you truly believe is right, even if it’s not popular.
Favorite Quote: “For the master’s tool will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change. And this fact is only threatening to those women who still define the master’s house as their only source of support.” — Audre Lorde
If I Could Have Any Other Job: Meteorologist, definitely
My Biography Would Be Called: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up! (Hey, I was a school district CEO for 12 years!)
Hobby/Passion: I love to get in the kitchen and cook with the freshest ingredients I can find.