Get to know cathy
Thank you for your support! I look forward to serving the residents of Pepper Pike!
I care about the future of Pepper Pike and feel residents should have more input and transparency in shaping our community.
Please contact me anytime.
I'd love to hear from you!
-Cathy
my journey
I became interested in City Council when the City decided to put sewer on our street. Our house was already on sewer but I went door to door and met my neighbors on the street and heard stories about how this plan would severely affect most of them. I learned about the diverse group of people that lived on my street. Everyone had different needs and concerns and they were all at different stages in their lives. I also learned that most of the residents felt frustrated about the communication and transparency from the City.
So I took it upon myself to contact other cities, to contact the Cuyahoga Board of Health, the EPA, and research the project in detail. I contacted the City to encourage communication with everyone on my street who were all personally affected by this decision from City Council. I tried to encourage the City to help the residents more with the sewer conversion (eg. waive tap in fee, help with the main line cost and interest) but did not get help.
During this journey I began attending the City Council meetings and the Planning and Zoning Committee meetings, and witnessed the City Council making decisions that significantly impact households in our community almost every week. Unfortunately a lot of residents were unaware of what was going on. Most of these decisions don't directly affect every household, but when it affects yours it can significantly impact your life. To get more involved in Pepper Pike, I served on the Pepper Pike Civic League Board of Trustees and became the Vice Chair.
My goal as a member of City Council is to listen and communicate with all residents with a higher degree of transparency. The opinion of residents matter. Being a member of City Council is being a public servant. I plan to provide easy avenues for communication for everyone because I want to hear from my neighbors. I plan on having my own blog to provide a forum for listening and transmitting information that I learn as a Council member. In addition I hope to revamp the City website so it is more user friendly as well as increase access to City meetings virtually.
cathy for council
Cathy Hwang MD
Why Pepper Pike?
Why Pepper Pike?
Dr. Catherine J. Hwang is a world renowned oculofacial plastic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born in New York and raised in Atlanta, Georgia by a loving family. She graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and minor in Sociology. She then attended the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) for me
Dr. Catherine J. Hwang is a world renowned oculofacial plastic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born in New York and raised in Atlanta, Georgia by a loving family. She graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and minor in Sociology. She then attended the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) for medical school and residency.
She then completed her fellowship at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center.
Dr. Hwang was an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California Los Angeles, was Director of Orbital and Oculofacial Plastic Surgery at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration, and had a private practice in Beverly Hills for several years prior to moving to Cleveland.
She moved to Pepper Pike in 2016 after she married Dr. Julian Perry, also an oculofacial plastic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic.
Why Pepper Pike?
Why Pepper Pike?
Why Pepper Pike?
Cathy and her husband, Julian Perry MD, decided to call Pepper Pike their home because of the wonderful school system and the beauty of Pepper Pike.
Their 3 children attend/attended Orange Schools. Remy, their youngest, is currently a junior at Orange High School. Liam is now a sophomore at George Washington University and Julian is a jun
Cathy and her husband, Julian Perry MD, decided to call Pepper Pike their home because of the wonderful school system and the beauty of Pepper Pike.
Their 3 children attend/attended Orange Schools. Remy, their youngest, is currently a junior at Orange High School. Liam is now a sophomore at George Washington University and Julian is a junior at the University of California, Irvine.
Cathy loves all the greenery and beauty there is in Pepper Pike (a stark contrast from her prior home of West Los Angeles). If you look carefully at the photo above you can see Pepper Pike is the edge of green before the sea of grey/concrete. She would like to help preserve the wonderful character of Pepper Pike because after all we chose to live in Pepper Pike for a reason--and Cathy will strive to keep it the place we all want to live.
Why City Council?
Why Pepper Pike?
Why City Council?
Cathy wants to listen to residents and get more residents involved in the future of Pepper Pike.
She first got involved in City Council because her street, Gates Mills Blvd, was converted from septic to sewer. Cathy went door to door along her street, brought her neighbors together, and communicated with the City about their concerns. She
Cathy wants to listen to residents and get more residents involved in the future of Pepper Pike.
She first got involved in City Council because her street, Gates Mills Blvd, was converted from septic to sewer. Cathy went door to door along her street, brought her neighbors together, and communicated with the City about their concerns. She was also involved in the Say No to Rezone PAC.
Cathy has served as the Vice Chair of the Pepper Pike Civic League for the past year.
Her goal is to provide increased transparency and communication with residents. She would like to revamp the City website to make it more user-friendly, create a weekly blog, have Council meetings on a virtual platform (even if the meeting is in person), as well as increase communication between the City and the residents and vice versa.