Leadership Life

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...

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...

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...

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky has represented Indiana in the 1st Congressional District for the last 35 years. In fact, on the 35th anniversary of being elected to Congress, he announced that in 2020, he would not seek reelection. We sat down with the...

Jon Groth discovered the value of vocational training primarily as an accident when he was a young man. He aspired to play football at Notre Dame, but nobody told him that likely wouldn’t happen, so when it didn’t, he needed a plan. After a stint...

Editor’s Note: Check out this compilation of all the professionals from throughout the Region we’ve interviewed for the Leadership Life Series, in one convenient place! Jeff Strack, CEO of Strack & Van Til, has more than 30 years of...

Editor’s Note: Check out this compilation of all the professionals from throughout the Region we’ve interviewed for the Leadership Life Series, in one convenient place! Mark Murray President/CEO at Center for Hospice Care, has been with...

Editor’s Note: Check out this compilation of all the professionals from throughout the Region we’ve interviewed for the Leadership Life Series, in one convenient place! If you ask Aco Sikoski why he has chosen secondary education as a...

Editor’s Note: Check out this compilation of all the professionals from throughout the Region we’ve interviewed for the Leadership Life Series, in one convenient place! It’s not surprising that Janice Wilson, the CEO of NorthShore Health...

Editor’s Note: Check out this compilation of all the professionals from the region we’ve interviewed for the Leadership Life Series, in one convenient place! Ashley Dickinson, CEO of La Porte Hospital, provides keen insight on the role of a...