Marianne Crosley
Cleveland Leadership Center
Education: Doctoral degree, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; bachelor’s degree, Colgate University
First Job: Congressional legislative assistant
Toughest Challenge: Leading an organization through the uncertainties of the pandemic as my mother died
Greatest Inspiration: The incredible people I meet through our leadership programs
Favorite Quote: “Some see things as they are and ask ‘Why?’ Others dream things that never were and ask, ‘Why not?’”
What Keeps Me Up at Night: Concern about the state of the world that we are leaving to the next generation ― both politically and environmentally. How can we effect change so that people care less about themselves and more about the greater good?
Important Lesson Learned: Listen carefully, collect all of the information needed and act with the conviction that you are making the right decisions for the right reasons.