ATTORNEY JEFFREY SAFFOLD
Jeffrey Saffold has spent his career fighting for justice. With more than twenty-six years of legal experience, he is well-prepared for the bench. Jeffrey’s legal career began in the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office in 1996. He practiced law under the watchful eye of the late, Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones. As a prosecutor, Jeffrey protected the rights of victims.
He left the Prosecutor’s office in 1998 to form the Saffold Law Firm, a highly successful defense practice. He remains the principal of this firm. Over the years, Jeffrey has handled thousands of cases at the municipal, state, and federal levels fighting for the rights of people all across Cuyahoga County.
Jeffrey has seen unfairness and injustice and fought against it from both sides of the courtroom. He will bring a much-needed perspective to the Common Pleas bench. The Common Pleas bench is heavily loaded with judges who have transitioned directly from the Prosecutor’s office to the bench, without seeing things from the perspective of both the accused and the accuser. His experience will benefit the community and the Common Pleas bench.
SHERRIE DEANS
With extensive experience in philanthropy, financial services, and sports and entertainment, Sherrie Deans is a strategic change agent whose strong communication and interpersonal skills have solidified her reputation as an expert organization builder and connector of productive relationships.
As the former Executive Director for the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Foundation, Sherrie led the philanthropic efforts of the Union and supported the individual efforts of the 450 NBA players that make up its membership. Under her leadership, the Foundation, with assets of $40 million, built a grant portfolio that stretched across the United States and 20 countries worldwide.
SAM PREWITT
Sam “SP” and/or “King Cool,” Prewitt is a 14-year media executive and radio personality at Urban One, along with being a motivational speaker, and a community activist. Hailing from Warrensville Heights, SP is a graduate of Ohio Dominican University.
In 2015, SP’s life changed when he suffered a near-fatal heart attack at the age of 29.
SP is currently the Director of National Digital Partnerships at Urban One. As a corporate director, he is responsible for increasing and maximizing advertising revenue across the national and local radio On brands along with the Reach Media Digital networks through creative and unique ideas and campaigns. On the weekends, you can catch SP as King Cool, Sundays 2 pm – 4 pm on 93.1 WZAK.
ALEXIS PREWITT
Alexis Prewitt is the founder and owner of Beneficial Refresh, a black-owned, woman-owned, cold-pressed juice company that delivers to your doorstep. She developed a passion for a healthy lifestyle and eating at an early age. Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, she remembers being raised in a household with bad eating habits, which led to her being overweight throughout her childhood. After realizing these foods had negative effects on her body, she started her healthy lifestyle journey.
Alexis created Beneficial Refresh to provide underserved communities, people of color, and people unfamiliar with proper nutrition and nutrients that are beneficial and serve as a refresh to the body through fruits and vegetables in the form of delicious-tasting juices. Alexis’s ultimate goal is to provide everyone with more “access to life,” one juice at a time.
