October's Leadership on Main featured Patrick Bravo, Executive Director of Summit County Land Bank and President of the Akron Public School Board. In this episode, Patrick sits down with Wendy Bolas to discuss the challenges and successes of Akron Public Schools. Patrick shares his appreciation for the staff and students of the school district, and emphasizes the importance of team building and meeting others where they are. Patrick highlights United Way of Summit County's iC.A.R.E. mentoring program, which links students with a caring, consistent role model that might not otherwise come into their life. In addition to his role with APS, Patrick has contributed to sustainable change in our community through his role with the Summit County Land Bank. "When it comes to collaboration and sustainable change, it's not enough to just talk about it, you gotta be about it," Patrick said. Collaboration has been key for Patrick in the many hats he's worn within the Akron community.

Full show notes here.