Leadership Life

After graduation from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 1995 and working at American Electric Power from 1996-2011, Mike Hooper made the shift to Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Inc. (NIPSCO), where he now serves as its...

As Regional Director of Big Shoulders Fund, Dan Kozlowski knows the importance of serving the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland community. He grew up in Cedar Lake, attended catholic elementary and middle schools as well as Hanover Central High...

Even before becoming Indiana’s 62nd Secretary of State this March, Holli Sullivan was a leader. After receiving her B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia, she became superintendent of the paint department at...

Frank J. Mrvan is the United States Representative for the First Congressional District of Indiana. Born in Hammond, Mrvan graduated from Morton High School, eventually receiving his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Ball State University in...

Matthew Wesaw currently serves as the Chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Prior to his time with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Wesaw served with the Michigan State Police where he had a full career, retiring from that career...

For over 40 years, Don Babcock has held many hats and received many awards while working at NIPSCO. Right after graduating from Purdue Calumet, now called Purdue University Northwest, Babcock started his career at NIPSCO and became a...

As Northwest Indiana’s leading feature news provider, GreatNews.Life is pleased to publish the Leadership Life Series – an ongoing series of insightful video presentations featuring the state’s industry leaders in business, not-for-profit...

Prior to being elected as the 51st governor of Indiana, Governor Eric Holcomb served in the United States Navy and as the state chairman of the Indiana Republican Party. Holcomb has met with officials from all over the world and was recognized as the...

John Jordan is the Owner and President of CertaPro Painters of Northwest Indiana. He began the Northwest Indiana franchise location of CertaPro Painters out of the basement of his home in 2013 after the successful sale of his family’s...

First elected to the Indiana State Senate in 2007, State Senator Ed Charbonneau began a leadership journey that centered on educating leaders of the future and supporting strong fiscal plans for his home state. Charbonneau earned a bachelor’s...