Executive Director

Krista Hawthorne

Krista was selected by the Board of Directors to be Executive Director in April 2014 after serving roles as Assistant Director and Communications Assistant since 2009.

For more than 20 years, Krista has been a lead volunteer with the international student exchange organization, AFS Intercultural Programs.

She and her husband have lived in Cleveland Heights since 1988. Their two daughters attended Coventry and Boulevard Elementary Schools, Roxboro Middle School, and Cleveland Heights High. They have hosted seven AFS exchange students who also attended Heights High and are Tiger Proud!

Program Manager

Jennifer Holland

Jen and her husband have lived in Cleveland Heights for over 40 years and are proud parents of four children who attend  Roxboro Elementary School, Roxboro Middle School, and Heights High. She has served as the Roxboro PTA President and PTA President for CHUH PTA Council. She continues to serve on the PTA Council Enrichment Committee as the Chair of Building Heights. She is Co-Founder of Heights Middle School Shorts, a summer camp for Heights middle schoolers and she is also a board member of Ingenuity. 
Jen is a proud Heights High Alumna who works to support the important mission of Reaching Heights.

Parent Mentor

Joy
Howard

Joy Howard has been a University heights resident for 12 years and proud mother of 5 children. Joy has 16 years’ experience in the medical field and 8 years of experience as an informatics specialist. She is a highly energetic parent advocate with valuable experience leveraging outstanding organizational, communication and leadership skills. She has worked with ECAG for several years providing support and resources to parents in need. Joy brings her medical knowledge, technology skills and 25 years of personal experience nurturing and supporting her exceptional children.

Admin. Assistant

Linda Dudzinsky

Linda and her husband have lived in Cleveland Heights for over 33 years and are the proud parents of a daughter and son who attended Fairfax Elementary School, Roxboro Middle School and Cleveland Heights High. She is a past Fairfax PTA President and former member of the CH-UH PTA Council Executive Board. Linda also worked for eight years as Media Ancillary at Fairfax Elementary School. She is an active member at her church and also volunteers for Thea Bowman Center, a community center in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. She is proud to be working in support of the important mission of Reaching Heights.