Jennifer “Jenny” Guillen is a physical therapist who has been working at Franciscan Health Crown Point for the past 10 years. Guillen found her passion for physical therapy after she got injured while running track in high school. Before...
Dan Plath is Chief of Resource Management at the Indiana Dunes National Park for the National Park Service. Plath was inspired to start working for the National Park Service when he started to see the destruction of nature as a kid. “We had miles...
In August of 2021, Justin Budde was welding in the back of a trailer when he suddenly slipped and landed on his feet. After he fell out of the trailer he started to feel pain in his right testicle. Little did Budde know that...
Stephanie Johnson is a woman with many talents ranging from being a stay-at-home mom to owning HAPPY Popcorn, a gourmet popcorn business in Portage. In 2018, Johnson decided that she wanted to create her own gourmet popcorn business. “Our claim to...
William "Will" McCorkle is the Metro Aquatics Director who oversees both the pools and aquatic programming at the Michigan City and La Porte YMCA. McCorkle has been working at the YMCA in La Porte and Michigan City since 2020. “I've been in the...
In August 2021, Trisha Fraker received news that would change her life. After feeling a lump in her breast, Fraker immediately went to the doctor. “I was laying down and my son was laying on my chest area, watching a movie with me and I felt a lump...
Joe Conboy is the proud owner of Conboy's Detail & Customz, a full-service interior and exterior shop, and has been since March of 2021. “Conboy’s Details & Customz started in my house and outgrew that too fast. I started making plans to...
William Scharp has been with True North Training Stables, an organization that provides equestrian therapy to at-risk youth and their families, since 2014. He serves as the original treasurer and a mentor to the kids who visit. Every day is new for...
Betty Funkhouser is the Health and Physical Education teacher at Hobart Middle School. Funkhouser has been teaching health and PE for 43 years, and her passion for sports and teaching all started in college. “As I went on through college, I did...