Air Traffic Control Center- Oberlin Private Tour

Please note, because of the uniqueness of this opportunity, space is very limited. Registration will be open until Friday, March 14^th, 2025* or until all spots are filled – whichever comes first. 

*If you are not currently a US Citizen, please RSVP by Friday, February 28, 2025, and send an email to get-engaged@fbiclecaaa.org letting us know you plan to attend. You will be required to provide additional paperwork, to ensure you are cleared in time for the event.

The event is $25.00 to attend for FBICLECAAA members, however, active membership is required to attend. Space is limited, so register HERE today!

Location:

FAA Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC ZOB), 326 E Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074

Agenda:

5:30pm – Networking & Light Appetizers

6:15pm – History of ATC and Overview of the Facility

6:45pm – Q&A

7:00pm – Tours of the Traffic Management Unit, Service Operations Center, Center Weather Service Unit, and Monitor Controllers Working Traffic

Special Note:

This event is only available to active members of the FBICLECAAA. Not currently a member but want to be?

Visit our website to renew your membership!

We hope that you will join us for our events to start the year off strong. We are always looking forward to reconnecting with fellow Citizens Academy alumni, and providing unique opportunities and experiences.

We hope to see you!

REGISTER HERE

FAA Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC ZOB)
326 E Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074   

Mar 21, 2025 05:30pm - Mar 21, 2025 07:30pm

The FBI Cleveland Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBICLECAAA) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that supports local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The goal of the FBICLECAAA is to promote public safety and security through its two pillars of Community Engagement/Awareness and Education/Training which promote a greater understanding of the FBI mission by organizing various community programs.

Past Events FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Happy Hour

Join us Thursday, February 27, 2025, for our second annual Citizens Academy Alumni Happy Hour. This gathering is a fantastic opportunity for us to get together, unwind, and connect outside of our usual routines. Whether you're interested in catching up with familiar faces, networking or meeting new members, this event promises to be an enjoyable and relaxed occasion! Please RSVP by February 20th to ensure we have ample arrangements for everyone attending, as light appetizers will be provided.

Tremont Public Works 2661 W 14th St, Cleveland, OH 44113 View Map Here

Feb 27, 2025 06:00pm - Feb 27, 2025 08:00pm

  

Veterans Day Parade

Camp Forbes - June thru August 

Camp Forbes is a residential camp for City of Cleveland youths between the ages of 9 and 13. It is run by the City of Cleveland Recreation Department and held every Summer at the Recreation Center located at 25440 Harvard Road, Cleveland. This Summer, our organization will help the camp for 8 weeks, with approximately 100 different kids every week! We are excited to ramp up our participation at Camp Forbes. Our organization is making a capital investment this year, providing much-needed equipment to keep the children entertained and busy during their week-long camp. As part of the Alumni Association's commitment to engaging the kids in an activity, every week, we will build a picnic table with a select group of kids. At the end of the Summer, the Camp will have 8 new picnic tables! We invite you to volunteer your time building these tables with us. If you are interested in participating, please let us know.  

August 2024 - CEO Shoot

The CEO Shoot is back for 2024! This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, August 14th, and will be hosted at Camp Perry in Port Clinton, OH. The CEO Shoot is an opportunity for top-level executives to interact with other Cleveland area executives, leaders, and FBI Cleveland personnel. This event will include an overview of the FBI's mission in the Cleveland area, hands-on experience shooting with various weapons, situational shooting exercises, a SWAT demonstration, and other educational FBI presentations. The day will conclude with a social hour and heavy appetizers at the Camp Perry Clubhouse. If you have a person you would like to nominate to attend this event, please send a brief note as to why this person would be a good nominee, as well as their company, position/title, and email address to Community Outreach Specialist Tracy Morse, tlmorse@fbi.gov. The CEO Shoot is organized by the FBI Cleveland field office, but wouldn’t be possible without the support of the FBICLECAAA! Nominations are due Tuesday, April 30th **Please remember that this is a nomination process, just like Citizen’s Academy. Not all nominees will be selected.**

September 2024 - Flags for Honor

We are thrilled to announce Flags for Honor will return to Edgewater Park from September 11th (Patriots Day) to Sunday, September 15th. As one of our most successful volunteer and fundraising events, we have a bold goal to increase our sponsorship dollars and our flag sales. If you haven’t considered a sponsorship individually or from your company and/or a flag purchase in the past, l hope you will consider doing so this year, as all proceeds raised from this event will directly support FBI outreach programs in the Greater Cleveland area. Individual and Corporate flag sponsorship is LIVE NOW for $75 at www.flagsforhonor.org

If you aren't able to donate towards the flag sponsorship, but would still like to get involved, consider volunteering your time. We would truly appreciate the donation of your time to help set up the flags, volunteer at our Alumni booth, and/or tear down. Shifts are only two hours long, and it is an amazing way to meet new people while helping to educate the community on our organization and its mission, We truly hope that you will consider sponsoring a flag or two or volunteering your time to this worthy cause. Flags for Honor Partners with the

Travis Manion Foundation

My name is Ginny Wagh, Coordinator for the Travis Manion Foundation, a 501(c)3 national veterans service organization. Our focused mission is to empower veterans and families of fallen heroes to develop character in future generations. We strongly believe that by instilling core values such as service, sacrifice, volunteering, and mentorship, we can positively impact the lives of children and nurture their potential. Our leadership team at TMF is comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds and skill sets, all united by a common passion for serving others. We firmly believe that combining our character strengths can create meaningful and sustainable change for children who need it most. TMF currently has an active Chapter led by veterans and inspired civilians working within the Columbus area. I’d like to expand to the Cleveland metropolitan area to include activations from veterans, families of the fallen, first responders, and inspired civilians who are looking for a way to engage and inspire youth in their communities.

Whether it's through mentorship programs, educational initiatives, or resource-sharing, there are countless avenues where our partnership can make a difference. I am eager to connect, exchange ideas, and lay the groundwork for a collaborative and impactful partnership. On September 11, 2024, TMF will host a 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race at Edgewater Park, one of 52 races across the country. The race will occur on the evening of 9/11 so that participants may join the opening ceremonies for the Flags of Honor at 12 pm. The event that FBICCAAA has scheduled is a true testament to respect for those who have been lost and those who continue to serve. Working with the City of Cleveland Parks Services, we have been able to secure our 5K route to follow alongside the Flags of Honor so that every person running, walking, rucking, or cheering may see and feel the importance and impact of this date. We hope that you will join us as we continue to honor, showing that we have not forgotten.

May  2024 FBI Memorial Service

FBI Cleveland attended the 12th Annual FBI Memorial Service, which honored  the men and women of the FBI family who lost their lives serving the American Public. The event was held at the FBI Cleveland building, 1501 Lakeside Avenue. We shared an afternoon of music and song, and this year, we payed tribute to FBI Special Agents Dan Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger, who tragically lost their lives serving a warrant on Feb. 2, 2021, in Sunrise, Florida.

Member Events

November 2024 - Annual Meeting

 

Speaker - Donna Congeni Fitzsimmons

Donna has served as Judge of the Rocky River Municipal Court since 1994. She worked as an Assistant County Prosecutor in Cuyahoga County from 1977-1980. In 1980, she was the first woman appointed as Special Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Organized Crime Strike Force in Cleveland.  As the lead prosecutor in United States v. Lonardo, Gallo, et al., Fitzsimmons successfully convicted Cleveland Mafia boss Angelo Lonardo and five of his subordinates. Based upon her work in that case, Fitzsimmons was appointed Deputy Counsel to President Reagan’s Commission on Organized Crime in Washington D.C., where she served from 1984-1985. She was a partner with Arter & Hadden prior to being elected to the bench in 1993.

Fitzsimmons earned her undergraduate degree from Boston College, summa cum laude, and her law degree, cum laude, from George Washington University. In 1997, Judge Fitzsimmons was named a “Gem of Cleveland” for her civic service in the furtherance of women’s causes. She has chaired the Break the Silence luncheon benefit for The Domestic Violence Center. Since 1997, the Judge has chaired Cuyahoga County’s Violence Against Women Act Committee. Judge Fitzsimmons created the Stalking Victim Support Group and a training course for law enforcement officers, probation officers, and court personnel involved in handling stalking cases. She has lectured nationally on Stalking and Domestic Violence issues to law enforcement officers as well as to her judicial peers.

In 2007, the Women’s Center of Greater Cleveland, upon their 20th anniversary, recognized Judge Fitzsimmons for her leadership and dedication to the safety of women and their families. The Cleveland Italian American Heritage Foundation awarded her their Community Service Award in 2011. In 2012, Judge Fitzsimmons received the Recovery Resources Exemplar Award. In 2018, Judge Fitzsimmons was appointed to the Advisory Council of the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. The museum houses an exhibit that pays tribute to the successful prosecution of the Cleveland Mafia Family

September 2024 - Federal Courthouse

  Our Speaker Pete Elliott: In March 2003, Peter J. Elliott was appointed by President George W. Bush as United States Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio after being unanimously confirmed by the Senate. He was subsequently retained by Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joseph Biden. Marshal Elliott is the longest serving United States Marshal in the history of Ohio.

Peter J. Elliott was appointed as United States Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio on March 10, 2003 and is the longest serving United States Marshal in the history of the State of Ohio.

Marshal Elliott grew up in Lakewood, Ohio and graduated from St. Edward High School and Capital University with a degree in Public Administration. He has been in law enforcement for nearly 40 years in northeast Ohio, first as an undercover narcotics agent, then as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, and later as an ATF agent before becoming U.S Marshal.

He has created many new and innovative programs to increase collaboration between federal, state and local agencies and to involve the community in making their streets safer. Most notably, in 2003 Marshal Elliott created the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, which has now arrested nearly 60,000 fugitives. In 2005 he created the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program which has led to the peaceful surrender of nearly 60,000 fugitives nationally, and in 2015 he created a Cold Case Unit that tracked down and arrested the longest running fugitive in the history of the United States Marshals Service, captured after 56 years on the run. And in 2020, he created the Missing Child Unit to focus on locating and returning missing and endangered children from our area.

Marshal Elliott has been recognized with numerous national and local awards for his work.

April 2024 - Coffee, Cases & Hot Topics

The Cleveland FBI Violent Crime Task Force (VCTF) is home to a unique initiative created to address the high rate of unsolved homicides in our city. The "Cleveland Homicide Initiative" partners two city homicide detectives with two FBI VCTF Agents to work on cases unlikely to reach a disposition if not for the attention of this specialized group. We reviewed a single case resolved by the CHI involving the murder of an unidentified 17 year old girl found shot to death in a city park in April of 2021.

March 2024 Project White Butterfly  

Location: Tri-C Jerry Sue Thornton Center, 2500 E 22nd St, Cleveland, OH 44115 This was a unique event providing an inside look at the fentanyl crisis in our own backyard, and also an informational demonstration from the nonprofit, Project White Butterfly, to discuss Narcan, and the administration of the drug. You can find more information on Project White Butterfly at Project White Butterfly. We hope that you left this event more informed, ready to act if needed, and  prepared with a dose pen for emergencies.

Happy Hour!

February 2024

Location: Tremont Public Works, 2661 West 14th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113 This was a fantastic get together, that let us unwind and connect outside of our usual routines. It was a night of catching up with familiar faces and meeting new members. Light appetizers were provided