Claire Kenney

Savannah Jackson earned her undergraduate degree in history at Saint Mary’s College in South Bend. Today she is putting her history degree to work as the Assistant Director of the La Porte County Historical Society Museum. “This is really strange …

When she was approached to apply to be a school bus driver for La Porte Community School Corporation by her neighbor, Michelle Copeland was not initially interested in the role. “My neighbor was a bus driver, and she said, ‘You should do it.’ I said …

April Shoppa has close to three decades of diverse teaching experience under her belt. She has taught several grades and multiple subjects from kindergarten to fifth grade. “I’m in my 27th year of teaching in my career,” Shoppa said. “I have …

Serving in the Vietnam War was Roger Kneeland’s first military assignment out of his college’s United States Air Force ROTC (AFROTC) training. “I was in the Air Force from 1968 after I graduated ROTC in college until 1974 for six years,” Kneeland …

Mike Walthour oversees the day-to-day technology operations for La Porte Community School Corporation (LPCSC). As the Director of Technology, he has a team of four building techs, two network/systems engineers, instructional coaches, and a data engineer. His …

Caelainn Engelbrecht was just about to turn eleven when she was diagnosed with stage three cancer. “When I was 10, right before my 11th birthday, I was diagnosed with germ cell ovarian cancer, and I was treated at Advocate Children’s Hospital in …

Randall “Randy” Zromkoski is passionate about preservation and its impact on Valparaiso. As a member of Valparaiso Economic Development Corporation’s (VEDC) board, Zromkoski has the opportunity to cultivate Valparaiso’s continued development and …

Willowcreek Middle School Band Director Sean Bergholz teaches nearly 140 students between sixth and eighth grade. Under Bergholz’s instruction, his students learn about the wonders of music. Bergholz coordinates several concerts for his students each year …

Cindy Vondra oversees nearly 6,500 meals for students, staff, and administration across the La Porte Community School Corporation (LPCSC) and beyond. As the director of food service for the district, she’s worked for LPCSC in a nutrition, food, and …

Talking to your kids and teens about money can feel like getting them to eat their vegetables. Both are important and necessary, but neither is typically fun or easy to tackle. Oftentimes, kids and teens learn most through experience. As a result, tools like …