In July, 2016, Walter Wright become the Interim Director of NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts & Technology. In this position, Mr. Wright is responsible for expanding NewBridge's influence in Northeast Ohio and nationally, along with leading NewBridge's efforts to provide state-of-the-art, after-school programming to urban high school students and market-driven, vocational job training for unemployed and underemployed adults. Additionally, Walter Wright is the program manager for economic inclusion at the Cleveland State University Levin College of Urban Affairs, where he is working to increase opportunities for Cleveland residents through the Greater University Circle initiative. This work is convened by the Cleveland Foundation and lead in collaboration with institutional anchor partners the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, the city of Cleveland, and many others. Having passed our ten-year milestone, we are now sharing our success in helping to create “jobs, income and ownership opportunities” for Greater University Circle residents with other collaborative efforts, such as the Campus District adjacent to downtown, and with the Hispanic majority community along West …show more content…
Wright was a senior program officer at Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, where he was responsible for the Cleveland Neighborhood Partnership Program, a $1.6 million, multi-year, comprehensive support program for select community development corporations. He was responsible for grant management, program evaluation, capacity building/technical assistance as well as the creation of specific marketing initiatives and events. Mr. Wright began his career in community development as the director of commercial development in the up-and-coming Tremont neighborhood, where he was responsible for developing an award-winning commercial support program, and led an historic preservation program for storefront façade