Michael Bustamante, director of diversity and strategic initiatives in the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, was a finalist in the Cleveland Leadership Center’s eighth annual Accelerate civic pitch competition Feb. 24. The competition is a pitch contest to help Northeast Ohioans make their ideas to improve the region a reality.
Bustamante pitched “Connecting Cleveland,” a concept for an interactive and traveling diversity and inclusion exhibit that fosters empathy. His pitch was in the "Authentic Cleveland Experiences" category sponsored by and .
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