By: Alayna Wilkening, Autum Meyers, Curtis Hankins, Gwen Mathis, Jovi Taylor, Lauren Grasham
Last Updated: December 23, 2022
It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...
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By: Alayna Wilkening, Elise Sims, Gwen Mathis, Jersey Streiter, Jovi Taylor, Leah Lawson, Meaghan Painter, Megan Lambert
Last Updated: December 23, 2022
It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...
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In 2008, Jason DeMeyer graduated from Purdue North Central with a bachelor's degree in Building Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology. During his senior year, he accepted an offer from D.A. Dodd Mechanical Contractors as an intern....
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Since 2015 Julie Gill has been the General Manager for Patrick’s Grille. Before stepping into the restaurant's managerial role; however, Gill spent 16 years in the hospitality field working at country clubs and casinos like Lincoln Hills Golf Club,...
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Last year, Mark Parkman was elected President of the La Porte County Farm Bureau. As the president, Parkman runs meetings with the Farm Bureau board. Once the meetings are finalized and Parkman is told what the board intends to implement, he helps...
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Since 2013, Melissa Ashcraft has been the owner of Transitions Equestrian Center in La Porte, Indiana. Transitions Equestrian Center (Transitions) is a horse boarding and training facility that has produced multiple famous horses, some even appearing...
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Six years ago, Nicole Barker started her career at the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD). Barker got her current career through her past career at Save the Dunes by working on projects with another manager. That manager would...
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Recently Carter Puckett graduated from Valparaiso University (VU) with a bachelors in science and business administration, or formally known as a BSBA. While attending VU, Puckett played for the school's football team as a long snapper and played...
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Three years ago, Adam Keen started a new life path when he moved with his father to Japan. At first, Keen found living in Japan to be a life-altering experience since he had grown up on small farmland in Kansas. But after a few weeks of living on the...
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Since the early '80s, Linda Pitmon has been an educator, wife, mother, American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, a church member, and above all, an artist. With 35 years of teaching experience and 37 in ASL, Pitmon believes in her core that providing...
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