Robert Rios

Robert Rios

After two decades in human resources and operations, Robert opted to take early retirement after 21 years at Intel. When he found out about the Encore Fellowships Program, he realized that it might be a good fit for him. “I was born in Mexico and raised in a...
Elisa Ross, MD

Elisa Ross, MD

I was assigned to Neighborhood Family Practice, a federally qualified community health center that primarily serves low-income patients on Cleveland’s near west side. Despite my 30 years as an Ob/Gyn on the east side of town, I had never heard of NFP before then....
Gail Myers

Gail Myers

My 20-year career in Qualcomm’s legal department began as a litigation paralegal/legal analyst, advanced to Discovery Management Operations Director, and Project Management Director with the Legal Operations group.   As the trusted, key advocate and core business team...
Dennis Kucler

Dennis Kucler

After four decades in corporate life, I retired and did a lot of volunteer work. Before my EFN fellowship, I’d never worked with kids. I had no intention that I would work with kids. But here, at my Encore Fellowship at Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland, the key was...
Steve Rubin

Steve Rubin

I served my Encore Fellowship at the Special Olympics, which I first learned about years ago, as the parent of a child with special needs. Previously, I’d been a project and program manager at IBM; I began my career on the tech side but mid-career, became an...