Northern Indiana is full of people working hard every day to make their communities a better place. Since 2011, GreatNews.Life has been putting the spotlight on the people spreading this positivity in the Region with our Life in the Spotlight series. New articles are published every Wednesday, so be sure to check back often to learn more about the stories of great people doing great things in Northern Indiana.
Operating her own law practice and overseeing a small not-for-profit organization, Angela Crossin’s helpful work ethic has touched the lives of countless people in the Region, and the goodness doesn’t stop there. Hailing from Springfield,...
Serving as a pastor at Living Hope Community Church in Valparaiso, Rich Schmidt has been preaching in the Region for over 20 years. As he spent his boyhood between Kansas, North Dakota, and central Illinois, Schmidt’s journey of faith began...
Having recently ended a 16-year service on the Union Township School Board, and now actively serving on the Advisory Board for Healthy Families, a program that assists families with young children, helping them get a start on a good life, Julie...
Social Worker for the Valparaiso Police Department Samantha Burgett has been supporting the officers around her since September of 2021. Though she works in the Region now, she grew up and went to high school about an hour south. It was her...
Beginning her journey in life in Valparaiso, Indiana, and now serving as the president and owner of Creme de la Crop, Leann Sego has been doing incredible work in the Region for most of her life. After graduating high school, Sego attended the...
Lanie Steinwart came from Indianapolis to Valparaiso University (VU) as a freshman in the fall of 1984 and never left. Nowadays, her time is spent in the Communication and Visual Arts department, where she serves as the chair. Around the time...
Guidance Counselor Michael Rosta has been in the Region all of his life and still lives in the same area where he grew up. He attended Andrean High School, playing tennis throughout his four years there, which is something that led him to another...
Director of Social Emotional Learning for Valparaiso Community Schools, Erin Hawkins has been immersed in education for a long time now. She’s been in multiple positions since 2001, adapting to the times as they come. Hawkins grew up in La...
Current Marketing Director of McColly Real Estate and recent runner of the Chicago Marathon Lionel Sanchez’s life has become quite the movie, jam-packed with accomplishments to celebrate. Under a shining sun and blue skies on October 9,...
Director of Operations at Wee Care Child Development Center, Rebecca Thode was born and raised right in Chesterton, Indiana, meaning her home is not too far away from where she runs the business that’s been in her family for almost 40 years...
