For You. For Shaker.
I am honored to serve as the Vice Mayor of Shaker Heights. Over time I have had the privilege of meeting thousands of Shaker Heights residents. You tell me about your deep commitment to make Shaker an even better place to call home. I share your commitment.
With your support, I am focused on financially sustainability, successful launch of our new Mental Health Response Team, and the joint capital planning (now called Forward Together) that I have firmly and consistently championed for over eight years.
Helping organizations achieve positive change is what I do. Since 2001 my small business has helped important organizations do better. Working together we will help Shaker Heights do better.
For You. For Shaker.
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Platform
I champion a welcoming, safe, open and inclusive community where ALL people thrive. We must stand firmly on these core values. As I look to the future there are three areas I will focus on as a member of Shaker Council:
Financial Sustainability
When I first ran for City Council in 2013, I promised to find ways to maintain or improve city services at a lower cost. Since then, we have had many successes. One result is outsourcing our jail to Solon. We are saving money and hours devoted to public safety have increased by enabling officers to spend more time policing and less time on jail-related activities.
Mental Health Response Team
I have championed the design and creation of one of our region's first Mental Health Response Teams. We are building a two-pronged approach with proactive solutions to improve mental health, and expert reactive resources who can "meet people where they are" when they need some support.
Forward Together
Shaker residents want to grow the commercial tax base, improve collaboration, and increase property values. To achieve these goals all of us are joining together to collaboratively develop a plan for Shaker's capital investments. The first phase of The Van Aken District is a good start and I’m proud to be a part of it. Now, we're hard at work on the apartment buildings for phase two. I'm also focused on a vibrant commercial corridor in the Chagrin/Lee area.
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About Tres
Tres Roeder, and his family, have lived in Shaker Heights more than twenty years. Currently serving as the Vice Mayor, Tres was first elected to City Council in 2013. During his eight years on council he has earned a reputation for being responsive to residents and helping them get what they need from City Hall. Tres has chaired, and participated in, numerous city committees and task forces. He is not afraid to ask the tough questions and advocate for the best results for the community. He is President of the Northeast Ohio City Council Association where he collaborates with council members from approximately 40 cities and brings that knowledge back to Shaker. An active instructor pilot, he is a Captain with the Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the US Air Force. He currently serves as the flight standards and evaluations officer for the Ohio Wing.
Professionally, Tres is a recognized expert on project management and organizational change. A former consultant with a top strategy firm, he is founder and president of Roeder Consulting, a "Weatherhead 100" Upstart company. He is the author of Amazon best-sellers A Sixth Sense for Project Management and Managing Project Stakeholders. Tres has been quoted by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Crain’s Cleveland Business and many others. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Elizabeth Roeder, Tres' wife, is active with Shaker Schools PTO, Shaker Schools Foundation, Shaker Band Boosters, and St. Paul's Church. Their two sons are "full career" kindergarten-through-high school students in the Shaker Public Schools.