Hough | Youth and Families
Kirby Suntala believes in the beauty, grandeur, and grit of Cleveland. He has volunteered at MedWish International and in national and local political campaigns and causes, including the Progressive Student Action: a collegiate organization focused on combating climate change and efforts to stop the death penalty. Currently, he is involved in the Hough neighborhood’s Rainey Institute, a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to performing and visual arts education and participation for Cleveland youth. A musician, Kirby firmly believes in the power that music and the arts have in changing lives. His dream is to expand mastery based art and music education opportunities for underserved children and youth, with the ultimate goal being to leverage and foster resources from governmental, corporate, foundation, and individual communities to provide every student in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District access to music and arts education, regardless of income and geographic location. Kirby earned degrees from Cleveland State University in Nonprofit Administration, Urban Studies, and Music and is pursuing his MPA at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs.
