
Rick Manoloff
Cuyahoga County
Education: Princeton University; Harvard Divinity School; Yale Law School
What Guides My Decision Making: Ethics, consensus-building and creativity
Favorite Quote: “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”— Aristotle
What Motivates Me: The pursuit of happiness
Most Important Leadership Quality: The ability to synthesize disparate viewpoints and build consensus
If I Could Have Any Other Job: Unitarian Universalist minister
Proudest Moment: My proudest moment was receiving the CMBA President’s Award for my work in establishing the new Cleveland Legal Collaborative — a unique program to fill the justice gap between those who do not qualify for free legal services and those who cannot afford legal services at market rates.
Where I Will Be In 10 Years: Working on the institutionalization of a new fiscally conservative, socially liberal Centrist party