Bearing a few titles, Tama Crisovan doesn’t identify with just one thing. Her reach is felt throughout the community. It comes through her work as a senior lactation specialist at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, as well as her presidency at...
Michiana is home to Andrew Kaser. He serves his community as part of Rhyme & Reason, Inc., a ministry based out of South Bend, Indiana. It’s not the first time he’s worked in a non-profit position, however. As he puts it, Kaser...
Joan McClendon grew up in the Philadelphia area and attended Dobbins High School. She then transitioned into her undergraduate studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She’s been a Hoosier for the past 25 years. With a master’s degree...
Nicole McCaffery grew up in South Bend, though she spent a lot of time around Mishawaka for school. She graduated from Marian High School and stayed in the state for undergrad; she’s an alumna of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame. She got her...
Alex Ann Allen was born and raised in South Bend. She attended Clay High School, graduating in 2012. She first fell in love with art back when she was 10, and she really got into portraits when she was 16. Nowadays, she’s a full-time artist, and...
Sherina Gonzalez was born in Long Island, New York. She lived between there and Niles, Michigan, for a while but made the move to the Midwest at the age of 8. She went on to graduate from Buchanan High School. Gonzalez chose to get her...
Sean English hails from metro Detroit, Michigan. He formed his connection to Indiana when he decided to become an undergraduate at Purdue University, studying communications. He’s stayed in the state since and currently works to keep the community...
Mark Tarner was born in Warsaw, Indiana, but moved to South Bend when he was little. When he was younger, he had a paper route. He attended Clay High School and then went on to earn a master’s at Eastern Illinois University, which is where he also...
Donald A. Girouard was raised in southern Louisiana. His family’s spread out between there and Arkansas. His father was a truck driver, so he moved from place to place as a kid. He did wind up going to high school in Alexandria, joining the United...
Ashleigh Jett was born and raised in the small community of Lothian in Maryland. She came to Indiana after moving to Hammond around the time of her early teenage years. She graduated from Carmel High School near Indianapolis. She’s been a homemaker...
