NOACA Lunch & Learn Series

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is offering a series of Lunch and Learns starting this summer! Lunch and Learns bring together people from diverse backgrounds and organizations in an informal atmosphere to collaborate and learn how you can drive personal, team and business development to the next level. These events are offered every third Thursday of the month from noon to 1:00 p.m. The sessions in the Lunch and Learn series are all part of the Long-Range Plan discussion.

NOACA is keeping a close eye on the developing situation surrounding the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) by limiting social interactions and in-person meetings. Our number one goal is the safety and well-being of our residents, visitors and communities throughout Northeast Ohio. As such, NOACA will not entertain any in-person participation at the NOACA headquarters until further notice. Therefore, the Lunch and Learn sessions will be conducted as virtual meetings for now.

Join our network and view our upcoming lists of guest and topics. When you sign up, NOACA will send you a notice when the registration is open. A link to the scheduled online meeting will be provided after you register.

Equitable Public Engagement

An equitable, inclusive community engagement approach helps ensure that the people most affected by a transportation project have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. It is especially important to engage those who have been historically left out of these conversations (e.g., low-income people, communities of color, recent immigrants, and speakers of English as a second language). The panelists for this session will discuss how being aware and accepting of cultural differences can improve the process to make projects run more smoothly.

Panelists:

• Nelson Beckford, Program Director, Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement, Cleveland Foundation

• Jejuana Brown, Program Manager, GCP Equity and Inclusion, Greater

• Nicholas Gorris, P.E., Deputy Engineer, Geauga County Engineer's Office

• Joyce Huang, Director of Planning and Placemaking, Mid-Town CDC

• Richard Wong, Planning Director, City of Cleveland Heights