MEET THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 
LINDY CLEVELAND

After obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development and Family Life Education from Samford University, Lindy Cleveland established Unless U in 2014. She has since been featured in numerous publications, including Woman's World Magazine, Vestavia Hills Magazine, The Vestavia Voice, Over the Mountain Journal, About Town Magazine, Al.com, Birmingham Business Journal, and Doing Good, WBRC.

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Lindy has been recognized for her contributions to education with The Learning for Life Award and The Alumni of the Year Award from Samford University's Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education in 2016, as well as the Humanitarian Award from the Women's Committee of 100 in 2018. In addition, she was selected as a TEDxBirmingham Speaker in 2016. Most recently, Lindy was awarded the Humanitarian Alumni of the Year Award from Samford University in 2022, became a Praxis Non-profit fellow, receiving a $50,000 grant for Unless U, and was honored as the 2024 Young Alumni Award Winner by The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, a national award.

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When she's not at Unless U, Lindy loves dancing at Dance Trance, catching up with friends, and pouring into their young married Sunday school class at Hope Community Church, where she and her husband, Mitch, serve as teachers. Mitch is a special educator and Basketball Coach at Liberty Park Middle School. Together, they have two sons, Grady, who is six years old, and Jordan Brooks, who is three years old and named after Lindy's brother.