Cleveland | Youth and Families
Terrance Ray, a Cleveland native, is a nonprofit and communications professional. Passionate about education, he seeks to promote continuing education among inner city youth by exposing them to the different avenues they can follow after completing high school. Through exposure, Ray hopes to increase the number of students who enroll in a four year institution, trade program, or apprenticeship to continue their educational pursuits. His dream is to establish a foundation that partners with local school districts to expose their students to the world of education that awaits them after high school. His foundation would also assist with career and education exploration, mentorship, retention efforts, and scholarships. He is currently employed at Catholic Charities where he helps TANF clients acquire self sufficiency by achieving their educational and employment goals. Ray is a graduate of Bowling Green State University where he studied psychology and entrepreneurship, and of Ashland University where he was a member of the first graduate cohort of its Masters of Arts in Health and Risk Communication program.
