MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Get to know people who are making a difference in their careers and changing the world!

DELANTE SPENCER THOMAS

Delanté Spencer Thomas serves as the Chief Ethics Officer for the City of Cleveland where he provides advice and counsel to the Mayor and senior leaders with regard to Ohio Ethics Law. As the City's first ever ethics officer, Delanté is responsible for building an ethics education and compliance program for a city workforce of over 8,000 employees. Prior to joining City leadership, Delanté spent five years as Deputy Inspector General and Ethics Counsel for the Cuyahoga County Agency of Inspector General; two years as the Director of JD Advantage Advising & Outreach at Case Western Reserve University School of Law; and

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since 2017, managed his own company - LMP Solutions, LLC - a legal consulting and event planning firm representing clients in the areas of Housing, Government Ethics, Contracts, Organizational Development, and Small Business Consulting. Delanté currently serves as President of the Norman S. Minor Bar Association, the premier organization for Black legal professionals in Northeast Ohio.

Tanzalea “Tanzie” Daniels is a Detroit native who has called Cleveland home for the past three years. She currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc. GIGCECO operates retail stores and provides over 25 programs and services to individuals throughout their 10-county territory within Ohio and West Virginia. Tanzie has 20 years of extensive finance, accounting, and operations experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Most recently she has held positions with The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, The Detroit Zoological Society, and LafargeHolcim. She is seen as a collaborative thought leader and is dedicated to improving the lives of others.

ATTORNEY STANLEY JACKSON

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Attorney Stanley Jackson earned his Bachelor of Science Degree at Bowling Green State University. He also holds a Masters in Public Administrations and International Affairs Degree from Bowling Green State University. After Graduate school, Mr. Jackson graduated with his Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law. He practices in the areas of trucking and auto litigation, medical malpractice, negligent security, maritime injuries, civil rights, police brutality, and medical devices/pharmaceutical litigation. With over 15 years of experience, Attorney Jackson has practiced successfully in a variety of other areas such as sports, entertainment, real estate and intellectual property. Specifically, Stanley has represented numerous athletes internationally. He has functioned as legal advisor to Don King Productions.

SHONTELLE K. JENKINS

Shontelle K. Jenkins Is the founder and principal of Green Tree Executive Coaching and Consulting, LLC. As a Georgetown University trained executive leadership coach and member of the International Federal Coaching Federation, Shantelle coaches executives from startups to Fortune 500 companies specializing in transformational leadership. She is also Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program at Ohio University. She is a faculty lead collaborator for an Academic Think Tank, has presented at both national and international conferences, and currently serves an executive board member for ACE Women’s Network Ohio.