Aside from leaving Northeast Ohio for college, Mikey Davidson’s entire professional, personal and civic activities are steeped in a love for Cleveland.

Dr. Allie Effron of Orange finds giving back to Cleveland an important part of her life as a mother, a pediatrician and a community member.

Family is a major motivator for Pepper Pike resident Lexy Elk.

Between working full time as a senior asset management analyst at the NRP Group in Cleveland and being a father to daughters, Yakira and Orly, University Heights resident Ari Feiger still finds time to connect with and give back to the community he calls home.

Norman Glazer views his work in real estate development as an extension of his life as a Jew.

Growing up with a father who is a criminal defense attorney, Madelyn Grant’s childhood dinner conversations often revolved around his cases.

Brian Innenberg found his way back to Cleveland from Richmond, Va., when he was looking for a job that he could feel more passionate about.

From the sets of Marvel films produced on the streets of Cleveland, to Hollywood and back, Allie Levin finds telling the stories of young Cleveland residents more meaningful than her work in commercial film.

For Ryan Levine, being a part of a community and building relationships with others, whether socially or professionally, serves as his motivation to get involved.

As a lifelong educator, Elana Perlin found her calling in Jewish education after spending a year trying out a few other things after college. She came to Cleveland seven years ago to work as the middle school Tanach teacher at the Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School in Beachwood and…

Prior to moving to Beachwood and practicing product liability law at Ulmer & Berne in Cleveland, Emmanuel Sanders, 35, spent a year working as judicial clerk to Justice Neal Hendel in the Supreme Court of Israel.