Molly Dunne, the marketing and events coordinator of the Humane Society of the Calumet Area, grew up in Lansing, Illinois, but currently lives in Dyer with her boyfriend and dog, Anthony and Walter. She attended college at Saint Mary’s College in...
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A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Matt McLindon
Matt McLindon, the Lowell High School interactive media and television production teacher, was born in Chicago, but grew up in Merrillville where he attended high school. Ever since McLindon was a child, he dreamed of being in the FBI. During his...
A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Kevin Zwiers
Kevin Zwiers, the Community Education Manager of Behavioral Health Services for Community Healthcare System, is a Northwest Indiana native who currently lives in Lowell with his wife, Allison, and 5-year old identical twin boys, Cal and Ryne. Zwiers...
A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Maura Durham
Maura Durham, the President of the Duneland Chamber of Commerce, grew up in Michigan City where she attended and graduated from Michigan City High School. She then continued her education at Ball State University where she majored in advertising and...
A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Jon Haas
Jon Haas, a Crown Point High School mathematics teacher and the Valparaiso University women’s golf coach, is an east coast native who grew up in a small town in western Maine called West Paris. He attended high school at Oxford Hills High School,...
Visiting Nurse Association of Northwest Indiana Thanks Staff, Volunteers, and Donors With Annual Forever Society Award Dinner
On Thursday evening, the Visiting Nurse Association of Northwest Indiana hosted their Annual Forever Society Dinner to honor and present various awards to dedicated staff members and volunteers. “This is our annual celebration of the past year's...
Meet Marram Health’s Lori Kuykendall, Making an Impact in Her Hometown of Gary
Lori Kuykendall, the community outreach specialist for Marram Health Center, grew up and still resides in Gary where she attended Theodore Roosevelt High School. Lori then continued her education at Indiana State University in Terre Haute where she...
Meet Adam Ruckman: Purdue University Northwest Student Interning with REGIONAL Federal Credit Union
Adam Ruckman is a Hebron native and full-time student at the Hammond Campus of Purdue University Northwest. In addition to attending school, Adam interns for the Hammond Branch of REGIONAL Federal Credit Union to gain hands-on experience for his...
Calumet College of St. Joseph Employee Spotlight on Steve Varela
Steve Varela, a Professor at Calumet College of St. Joseph, was born and raised in the southside of Chicago where he attended Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing, Illinois. Steve then continued his education at South Suburban College in...
Marram Health Center Employee Spotlight: Nina Johnson, Community Outreach Coordinator
Nina Johnson, the community outreach coordinator for Marram Health Center, is a Gary native that has lived in the the city for most of her lifetime. Nina attended schooling at the University of Wisconsin, has a Child Development Associate Credential,...