Shanelle Smith has been the Deputy Director of Cuyahoga County Sustainability Office since February 2015. Shanelle is a member of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson’s Climate Action Advisory Committee and in October 2015 was named "Top 40 under 40" by Midwest Energy News. She grew up in Lima, Ohio in the shadows of an oil refinery and has become a leader in sustainable economic development and the creation of jobs in green building for disadvantaged county residents.