Crain's Cleveland Business - Forty under 40
Title
Crain's Cleveland Business - Forty under 40
Subject
Maggie Rivera-Tuma
Description
As a member of Crain's Cleveland Business Forty Under 40 in 2017, Maggie Rivera-Tuma is highlighted in this short biography focusing on her rise to a business and community leader after experiencing adversity and a period of homelessness during her childhood.
Creator
Jason Miller
Source
Crain's Cleveland Business
Publisher
Crain's
Date
2017
Contributor
Bethany Tober
Format
PDF Document
Text
Maggie Rivera-Tuma, 35
Vice president, community development consultant for northern Ohio, PNC Bank
"I've learned throughout life to shoot higher than you think you're worth. Shoot for the moon. If you miss, you'll land among the stars."
Recalling a childhood spent in poverty, Maggie Rivera-Tuma said she never thought she'd become the successful banker she is today.
Rivera-Tuma grew up poor and spent a few years homeless. She lived all across the country — not by choice — and attended 23 different elementary schools before finding some stability in Elyria, where she lives with her own family today.
After high school, Rivera-Tuma took a part-time teller job with PNC Bank. Her drive and thoughtfulness didn't go unnoticed, and she progressed through the ranks.
Now, she's a vice president and community consultant for Northern Ohio for the bank, a role that lets her help those who've come from backgrounds like hers.
"Never in a million years had I dreamt I'd end up in banking. I just sort of fell into it," she said. "But I feel my journey has taught me and invigorated me to be in this position to connect with the community in a meaningful way."
Rivera-Tuma works closely with people, nonprofits and other organizations in the local low-income community. As a working mom who sits on five boards, including the Hispanic Business Center and the Cleveland Housing Network, she's motivated by helping people who struggled like she once did.
It's qualities like that which not only make her an asset in the bank's community development efforts, but inspires her colleagues, said Rivera-Tuma's mentor at the company, PNC COO Kristen Baird Adams.
"What impressed me most about Maggie is she does not forget where she came from, and took a really tough situation and with a whole lot of determination and a little grit and a lot of passion, created and paved the path to where she is today," Adams said. "She's building an amazing career and has a lot of runway ahead of her."
Rivera-Tuma is used to creating her own opportunities, wanting to be "at the top of every chart." When she moved into more-management based roles at the bank, she said she learned to tailor her behavior and hone a leadership style that allows her to work more effectively with others.
While she's ultimately driven by a yearning to help others, her other passion is her family.
"My ultimate goal in life is to lead my child in a place where they have a strong platform to build on to go farther than I ever could," she said. — Jeremy Nobile
Vice president, community development consultant for northern Ohio, PNC Bank
"I've learned throughout life to shoot higher than you think you're worth. Shoot for the moon. If you miss, you'll land among the stars."
Recalling a childhood spent in poverty, Maggie Rivera-Tuma said she never thought she'd become the successful banker she is today.
Rivera-Tuma grew up poor and spent a few years homeless. She lived all across the country — not by choice — and attended 23 different elementary schools before finding some stability in Elyria, where she lives with her own family today.
After high school, Rivera-Tuma took a part-time teller job with PNC Bank. Her drive and thoughtfulness didn't go unnoticed, and she progressed through the ranks.
Now, she's a vice president and community consultant for Northern Ohio for the bank, a role that lets her help those who've come from backgrounds like hers.
"Never in a million years had I dreamt I'd end up in banking. I just sort of fell into it," she said. "But I feel my journey has taught me and invigorated me to be in this position to connect with the community in a meaningful way."
Rivera-Tuma works closely with people, nonprofits and other organizations in the local low-income community. As a working mom who sits on five boards, including the Hispanic Business Center and the Cleveland Housing Network, she's motivated by helping people who struggled like she once did.
It's qualities like that which not only make her an asset in the bank's community development efforts, but inspires her colleagues, said Rivera-Tuma's mentor at the company, PNC COO Kristen Baird Adams.
"What impressed me most about Maggie is she does not forget where she came from, and took a really tough situation and with a whole lot of determination and a little grit and a lot of passion, created and paved the path to where she is today," Adams said. "She's building an amazing career and has a lot of runway ahead of her."
Rivera-Tuma is used to creating her own opportunities, wanting to be "at the top of every chart." When she moved into more-management based roles at the bank, she said she learned to tailor her behavior and hone a leadership style that allows her to work more effectively with others.
While she's ultimately driven by a yearning to help others, her other passion is her family.
"My ultimate goal in life is to lead my child in a place where they have a strong platform to build on to go farther than I ever could," she said. — Jeremy Nobile
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Citation
Jason Miller, “Crain's Cleveland Business - Forty under 40,” Latino Lorain , accessed September 20, 2024, https://latinolorain.oberlincollegelibrary.org/items/show/22.