Mary Sue Anter Tanis

As founder and executive director of Youth Challenge, a Cleveland nonprofit, Mary Sue Anter Tanis (Rec) brings together children with physical disabilities and youth volunteers for participation in recreational activities. It was while working at the CU-Boulder rec center with injured Vietnam vets that Mary Sue was first inspired to dedicate her life to working with physically disabled people. She returned to the Cleveland area after graduation and founded Youth Challenge in 1976.