Margo Hudson

Margo Hudson has become a bit of a celebrity. After graduation, she’s continued to be an outspoken champion for adult education and the Seeds program.

She’s a friend, a tutor, an advocate, a public speaker,  a mover and shaker in Cleveland, a national award winner, and so much more. Her face is even on the side of a bus! Learn more about Margo’s journey below.

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Margo appeared on WKYC’s We the People, hosted by Leon Bibb, with Seeds President Bonnie Entler in January 2023
Margo made sure Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb knows about the importance of adult literacy.
In 2021, Margo wrote a letter to President Joe Biden…and he responded.

January 2023 : Library of Congress Center for the Book (Ohio Affiliate) – Margo Hudson was featured on a podcast about illiteracy rates in Cleveland and her journey. Her interview begins at 6:18.

January 2023: Euclid Observer – Check out that bus!

November 4, 2022: Cultivator Impact Award Recipient at Thrive!

April 15, 2022: Honoring Margo Hudson as a Difference-Maker

December 6, 2021: Adult Literacy Expands: Margo Hudson First Community Literacy Fellow

March 24, 2021: Interviewed by WKYC for “How the Stay-At-Home order impacted Ohioans – 1 year later”

June 18, 2019: Margo Hudson Honored by Who’s Who in Black Cleveland 2019

May 15, 2019: Margo Hudson Provides Testimony to Ohio Senate Higher Education Committee

November 29, 2018: After Earning Her GED at 52, Margo Hudson Now a Nationally-recognized Tutor

September 21, 2018: CreativeMornings Cleveland: Chaos Featuring Margo Hudson (her presentation begins at 17:55)

August 2018: Introducing Cleveland’s Place.Makers

April 26, 2017: On Capitol Hill for Adult Literacy

January 17, 2017: Margo Hudson Named One of Cleveland’s Most Interesting for 2017 by Cleveland Magazine

November 21, 2016: Video: WKYC Profiles Seeds Grad and Tutor Margo Hudson

July 21, 2016: Seeds Grad Margo Hudson Gives Pledge of Allegiance at RNC in Cleveland

April 21, 2016: Margo Hudson Accepts Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year Award

April 7, 2016: Gov. John Kasich Presents Cleveland Tutor with Governor’s Courage Award

March 11, 2016: Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Names Margo Hudson Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year


Margo Hudson’s 5 Tips for Success

A friend of Margo’s was so inspired by her Tips for GED Success that he created this video!


What Others Have to Say

“Mike and I got to know Margo at the United Club from our travels between Cleveland and Houston. It was like watching the metamorphosis of a butterfly….before the GED to her accomplishment of it. You don’t need me to tell you how she came out of that cocoon and what she’s done since  ̶  she really used those wings to soar. Margo is the resulting flower of the seeds that Seeds of Literary has planted, and I can already see how she’s sewing her seeds for the next season’s garden. Nothing is more important than education and Mike and I are proud to say we know Margo and support Seeds of Literacy.”

~ Sincerely,  Kate and Mike Owen


In February 2018, Margo Hudson received an invitation to meet with Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur to discuss Adult Education.