Carla Haren

Carla Haren, Executive Administrative Officer/Board Liaison of CMHA, has over 11 years of service to the residents of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. Haren joined CMHA in 2008 and is responsible for overseeing all administrative activities supporting the Executive Office and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jeffery K. Patterson, as well as coordinating and implementing special projects under the direction of the CEO. Additionally, Haren coordinates the monthly Board of Commissioners meetings, handling all correspondence and meeting materials for the Board. She serves as a liaison to the Progressive Action Council (PAC), the resident leadership organization at CMHA, and meets monthly with the special assistants to provide leadership and guidance. Additionally, Haren created an on-site leadership program called The Cornerstone of Success: The LEAD Program. The LEAD Program, created in 2014, is designed to cultivate personal growth, a sense of community, advanced communication skills, organizational and human resource development, team building, and leadership excellence among existing employees. It creates an opportunity for the participants to address issues that affect their positions and the agency overall while placing importance on the impact of the work for the nearly 55,000 individuals served by CMHA throughout Cuyahoga County. Haren received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications and English from John Carroll University. She participated in both the Cleveland Leadership Center’s Bridge Builders Program Class of 2016 and the Civic Leadership Institute of which she serves on their advisory board, as well as Cleveland State University’s Leadership Academy Cohort XXI, and is also a member of their advisory board. Haren enjoys mentoring eighth-grade Cleveland Metropolitan School District students in the True2U Program, providing books to CMHA residents through CMHA’s partnership with the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, and being actively involved with her local parish and community.