Linda Sternheimer, Senior Vice President Urban Planning and Engagement Linda Sternheimer serves as SVP of Urban Planning and Engagement for the Port of Cleveland, heading up high profile civil works initiatives and special projects from planning to execution.

Ms. Sternheimer is responsible for management of the $65 million stabilization efforts at Irishtown Bend (ITB) opening and management of the Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve (CLNP) and the visionary Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Strategy (CHEERS). CHEERS is a visionary effort to transform Cleveland’s east side Lake Erie waterfront using sediment dredged from the Cuyahoga River to create a shoreline that is protective of infrastructure yet available for people. Ms. Sternheimer is a member of the American Planning Association, Urban Land Institute and Women in Transportation.

Prior to joining the Port Authority team, Ms. Sternheimer was the Northeast Asset Manager for National Equity Fund, Inc responsible for a portfolio covering six states and the District of Columbia.

Ms. Sternheimer holds a master’s in business administration from the Weatherhead School of Management as well as a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Mandel Center at Case Western Reserve University. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University, in New Orleans, Louisiana.