Tania Menesse is the CEO and President of Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, an intermediary whose mission is to foster the equitable revitalization of neighborhoods throughout Cleveland by strengthening the community development ecosystem. The organization’s first priority is to ensure that the City’s Community Development Corporations have access to the financial resources, talent, industry expertise and technical assistance they need to effectively serve their neighborhoods. CNP’s portfolio includes placemaking services for neighborhoods and economic opportunities for residents. Village Capital Corporation, a Community Development Finance Institution, and New Village Corporation, a development arm, are subsidiaries of CNP.
Menesse serves on the Boards of Destination Cleveland, Digital C, Western Reserve Land Conservancy and Greater Ohio Policy Center and is a Levin College Visiting Committee member. She grew up in Shaker Heights and moved back to Cleveland eighteen years ago with her family to focus her career on the revitalization of Greater Cleveland.