New Members of Legal Aid’s Board of Directors

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s Board of Directors serve three-year terms and are actively engaged in the governance of the organization. One-third of Legal Aid’s governing body are people with low-income, grounding Legal Aid’s governance in the people and communities we serve.  The remainder are attorneys or other professionals who bring diverse experience and skills together with a shared commitment to Legal Aid's mission.

Three new members were recently appointed to serve on Legal Aid’s Board of Directors:

• Elizabeth Grove is Vice President, Sustainability and Public Affairs for The Lubrizol Corporation and President of the Lubrizol Foundation. In her leadership roles, Beth is responsible for the company’s emphasis on sustainability, government affairs, communications and marketing, community engagement and philanthropy activities.

Beth is very active in the community. She has served on the Board of Trustees for several organizations including the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Greater Cleveland Foodbank’s Harvest for Hunger Kitchen Cabinet and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.  Beth received her B.A. in Philosophy from Kent State University and J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

• Robyn King, a former client of Legal Aid Society, has a background in education.  Robyn has been actively involved with carrying out the mission of Legal Aid.

In 2022, Robyn was invited by Senator Sherrod Brown to testify before the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. She spoke on the economic impact of the growing burden of medical debt. Later that year Robyn participated in Legal Aid’s 117^th Annual Meeting and introduced keynote speaker Dr. Henry Louis Gates.

• Carole Rendon is a partner at BakerHostetler. Carole has been in the legal field for more than 30 years practicing in every area of law from criminal litigation to cybersecurity. Carole was the first woman to serve as both First Assistant U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Over the years Carole has been involved with several community organizations including elementary schools, serving on the Northeast Ohio Board of Directors for the American Diabetes Association and as a member and community council chair for the Cuyahoga County Justice System Reform Project. Carole received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.