OLAF Leadership
After 15 years of service, OLAF's founder and Executive Director, Bob Clyde, has decided to retire from full-time status with OLAF. Clyde will assume a part-time role of Senior Counsel and Director of Government Relations. With 12 years prior experience as the Director of Northeast Ohio Legal Services, and 5 additional years as a staff attorney and Assistant Director, Bob has devoted his entire professional career, over 37 years, to the delivery of legal services to low-income Ohioans.
Bob Clyde's legacy is as a passionate leader in the legal aid community who has tirelessly worked to ensure that those unable to help themselves can gain access to justice. His continuous efforts to improve the legal aid system have earned him great respect throughout the state of Ohio and across the nation. Bob's part-time status will commence on January 19, 2010 and will continue through the balance of the year. It is anticipated that Bob will remain connected to OLAF thereafter, depending on the status of the various policy-related initiatives on which he will be working.