Terri Gingerich is currently adjunct faculty at Valparaiso University (VU), teaching prospective healthcare professionals in the school’s College of Nursing and Health Professions. Before she came into the role, she served as a nurse for many...
Photography is a difficult medium to master. There’s one man in the Region, however, who’s always dabbling in the craft: John Palmer. His actual job doesn’t have much to do with taking photos, as he’s the operations manager for a company in...
Karen Doebler is a registered nurse with a BSN, or Bachelor of Science in nursing. She currently resides in the Region, living in Valparaiso, but she grew up and attended high school in Bloomington, Minnesota. Though she now works in the medical...
Philip Hahn is a retired schoolteacher living in the Region. He was not born in the Midwest, though, as he grew up and went to high school in Westfield, Massachusetts. What initiated his journey to this area was his decision to attend Valparaiso...
Director of the Porter County Expo Center and Fairgrounds Lori Daly was born in Valparaiso. When she was in kindergarten, she moved with her family to Plymouth, Indiana, where she graduated from high school. Next up was her stop at Purdue University...
Jessica Witherspoon is a mom, wife, community member, and perhaps most critically, an activist. She currently serves as the liaison for two branches of the State of Indiana’s government, in Vocational Rehabilitation and as part of the Department of...
The world of education is made up of many winding avenues that lead to vastly different experiences because of what’s found along the way, allowing students to learn from all kinds of educators. One such educator happens to be Laci Earle, who lives...
Marissa Barnes’ career is rooted in humble beginnings. While she was studying in college, her summer job consisted of selling windows and doors. Nowadays, she’s moved on to bigger and better things. Barnes graduated from the prestigious Kelley...
After finishing her undergraduate studies, Melissa “Missi” Erdelac returned to school in order to get her graduate degree, which later led to the acquisition of a teaching license. She and her husband both lived and worked in Colorado for some...
Jeffrey Doebler, director of music and bands at Valparaiso University (VU), has been teaching in Indiana for 31 years now. Although he’s been influencing numerous music teachers in the Region for decades, he actually grew up in Palatine,...
