There are 1,785 health and human service-focused nonprofits in Greater Cleveland employing more than 12 percent of the workforce in Cuyahoga County. Community Solutions has been developing this idea for a few years, and this new initiative will be the first to serve Northeast Ohio, joining successful human service chambers in Franklin and Hamilton counties.
Why a Human Services Chamber?
The human services sector has been a quiet force in the greater Cleveland community for more than a century. The recent experiences during the pandemic showed the good that can happen when organizations work together for common purpose. The new chamber seeks to catalyze that energy to benefit those people and organizations working every day to improve community conditions. The Center for Community Solutions is pleased to host this important initiative.
Annette Iwamoto (ee-wuh-MOW-tow) has been named the inaugural Director of the Human Services Chamber of Cuyahoga County to organize collective advocacy for the human services sector, particularly on the local and state level.
Meet Annette Iwamoto
Annette will develop, lead, and manage the overall operations of the chamber and ensure that it provides a forum for collaboration and mutual support and collective voice for human service nonprofit organizations in greater Cleveland. The chamber will focus on identifying opportunities, building relationships, and engaging with public officials to influence and advocate for public policy and create efficiencies for members.
She was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business 40 Under 40 in 2023, Distinguished Young Woman Award, YWCA Greater Cleveland in 2019, and was a member of Cleveland Bridge Builders in 2017.
Annette graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in History, a minor in Human Rights and from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University where she earned a Master’s of Science in Social Administration with a Concentration in Community and Social Development.
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