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Recognition
Reception Honoree
Mrs. Ridge's
leadership in both implementing CTC and stressing the importance
of using scientifically proven prevention programs has gained her
numerous awards, most notably the Society for Prevention Research
2001 Public Service Award (along with then- governor Tom Ridge).
Mrs. Ridge continues to serve the Children's Partnership as a member. |
 Michele M. Ridge |
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In February 2002, Mrs. Ridge joined the Channing Bete Company as the national spokesperson for CTC - a prevention planning system that gives communities a foundation for improving children's lives, which is currently being used in more than 400 communities across the nation. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1947, Mrs. Ridge is the oldest child of the late Army Major Howard Moore and the late Margaret Nagle Moore. Due to her father's military career, Mrs. Ridge, her brother William, and her sister Maureen lived throughout the country and abroad. She returned to Erie her junior year of high school, graduating from Strong Vincent High School in 1965. She received her bachelor's degree in European History from Seton Hill College in 1969, and earned her master's degree in library science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1971. Well respected in the field of library science and literacy, Mrs. Ridge was director of the Erie County Library System in Northeastern Pennsylvania for nearly sixteen years, managing a central library and six branches. Mrs. Ridge and her husband, Director of Homeland Security, Tom Rdige, have two children, Lesley and Tommy. Three yellow Labrador Retrievers - Allie, Molly, and Gus - complete the family. Leadership Roles
Awards and Honors
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During
her tenure as First Lady of Pennsylvania, one of Michele M. Ridge's
top priorities was the prevention of violence by and against youth.
Through her leadership as chair of the Governor's Community Partnership
for Safe Children (Children's Partnership), Communities That Care®
(CTC) was implemented as the process by which the Children's Partnership
assists communities in their efforts to prevent youth violence.
CTC is now used in 128 sites in 58 counties across Pennsylvania
and helps communities curb youth violence by reducing child abuse,
drug and alcohol abuse, academic failure, illiteracy, and other
risk factors that make children more likely to commit crime.