James P. Briola
Jbriola@clevelandpolicemuseum.org
2nd Vice President
Board Members and Trustees
BIO
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Father PF Briola, MD. who owned and operated a small industrial clinic on the East Side of Cleveland. His mother, Mary McFadden Briola was a registered Nurse. Jim’s uncle Detective Martin J. McFadden a Cleveland Police Detective, is known for the arrest he made which lead to the landmark Supreme Court Decision. Jim Attended St. Edward High School, and Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus. He went on to graduate with a BFA in Fine Arts from Kent State University. After college he worked for Peoples and Cultures, an organization that worked to bring a greater appreciation of the nationally groups in Cleveland and their rich cultures. For the past 19 years Jim has been the owner and operator of North Coast Sign and Lighting Services, Inc. a company which designs and sells signs to various businesses throughout Greater Cleveland and services lighting of all kinds for business owners in North East Ohio.
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