Public Management Academy includes over 20 public servants from various agencies, including, but not limited to: Cuyahoga County, Cleveland  Metropolitan School District, Cleveland State University, Greater Cleveland RTA, the City of Rocky River, the City Avon Lake, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Rocky River Public Library, the City of Brooklyn, Euclid Police Department, the Village of Woodmere, and more. The City of Westlake's Mayor Dennis Clough and Rep. David Greenspan (16th District, Ohio House of Representatives) - supporters of the Center's programming -  welcomed the participants to the cohort. Dr. Jennifer Madden served as our instructor for the first session: Understanding Self & Others.