Blaine Griffin
Cleveland City Council
Education: Bachelor’s degree in communications, Malone College
What Guides My Decision Making: I try to understand all sides of an issue in order to make an informed decision. I try to understand the impact a decision has on all of the constituencies of the city of Cleveland. I try to understand my opponent’s point of view better than I understand my own.
Favorite Quote: “Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” — Theodore Roosevelt; and “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes time. Vision with action can change the world.” — Joel A. Barker
Most Important Leadership Quality: Your best ability is your availability. You have to wake up and answer the bell no matter how tough things are, or if things aren’t going your way. As Muhammad Ali once said, “I’m never down. I’m either up or getting up.”
If I Were a Character from a TV Show or Movie, I’d Be: John Cusack who plays Kevin Calhoun, the deputy mayor in the 1996 movie City Hall