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To recognize and congratulate Michelle M. Mills for receiving the 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award
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WHEREAS, Michelle M. Mills is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and a graduate of Cleveland State University. She received her Master's degree from the Mandel School of Applied Social Science at Case Western Reserve University and is a Licensed Social Worker in the State of Ohio; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mills is the youngest and first African American to serve as President and CEO of the St. Stephen's Community House in Columbus; and
WHEREAS, with over 17 years experience, Ms. Mills has served on many local and state-wide social service organizations. She was the Chief Operating Officer for the Neighborhood House for over five years and served on the Family-To-Family Administrator's Council, a Cleveland based collaborative of 14 neighborhood-based community agencies; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mills has also been involved in social work on the national and international levels. She was the administrator of the Annie E. Casey Family Strengthing Awards program with the United Neighborhood Centers of America. She was also one of 20 leaders across the nation chosen to lead the public policy agenda for the National Center for Summer Learning to improve summer learning opportunities in communities across the country. In 2008, in Helsinki, Finland, she was selected as a board member of the International Federation of Settlements which represents 45 nations and three continents; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mills served as an adjunct professor for Case Western Reserve University-Mandel School and The Ohio State University, and a fellow for the Ohio Commission on Minority Health. She was recently appointed to Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the Advocacy and Protective Services and has represented UNCA at the First History of the Settlement Movement conference, London, England; and
WHEREAS, in the community, Ms. Mills meets re...
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