Leadership Life

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 sectors …

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 School, and …

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 General Motors …

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 Muncie …

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 in 2001 …

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 …

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 degree from …

Matt Vessely, Regional President at 1st Source Bank, has more than 29 years of diverse banking and management experience. The North Judson native started his banking career as a teller right out of high school, following in the footsteps of his grandfather …

Sixteen years into his fifth term as Mayor of the City of Hammond, Ind., Thomas McDermott, Jr., faces leading his city while viral pandemic spreads across the world, landing here in Northwest Indiana as well. To meet that challenge, he’s pulled from his …

Laura Shurr Blaney entered politics a bit by accident. A biology and chemistry teacher by trade, she was inspired to get more involved with local government after navigating a challenging issue with the property around her home. After serving on the Porter …