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On this edition of the podcast you'll hear the latest on indictment charges filed against a Region woman alleging she committed fraud to obtain COVID-19 relief funds, Justin Hicks reports on the concern of staffing shortages in the long term care industry and Chris Nolte has a conversation with David Nicole of Lake Area United Way and Kim Olesker of United Way of Porter County about the merger of the two organizations to form United Way of Northwest Indiana. All of that, and more, on this edition of “Lakeshore Update”…

Chelsea (Stalling) Whittington is a native of Gary, IN and proud graduate of West Side High School (salutatorian), Howard University (B.A. Broadcast Journalism, Magna Cum Laude) and Purdue University (M.A. Organizational Communications, Summa Cum Laude). Her career in Public Relations and Communications spans more than 25 years having worked for the Peace Corps Recruiting Office in Arlington, VA, the Office of Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), JWA Boys and Girls Club, Lake Area United Way, Horseshoe and Trump Casinos, the Gary Community School Corporation, and Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony and Jet Magazines.In 2009, Chelsea joined the executive team at U.S. Cellular Corporation as Communications Manager. There, she managed 4 of the company's public relations firms while promoting the brand of the nation's sixth largest wireless phone company. From January 2012 – July 2015, Chelsea served in the administration of Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, the City of Gary's first female mayor and the State of Indiana's only female African-American mayor. As Director of Communications, Chelsea oversaw media relations, crisis communications, special events, branding and marketing for her hometown. In the fall of 2015 to spring 2019, Chelsea was employed by the Chicago Urban League where she served as Director of External Affairs and Special Events. She continues to serve as an adjunct professor at Indiana University Northwest and Indiana Wesleyan University teaching courses in Communications, Social Networking and Special Event Planning. Since 2015, Chelsea has operated her own PR Consulting firm, C WHITT, where she develops public relations and social media strategies for clients as well as presents workshops and trainings on social media and public speaking. In spring 2019, she made the big leap into full-time entrepreneurship while expanding her clientele to service small businesses, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies.A long-time member of the Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, Chelsea sings in the choir, is a member of the G.E.E.K Squad and serves as a church hostess. She volunteers for the J.W.A. Boys and Girls Club, Sojourner Truth House, is a member of the Black Public Relations Society of Chicago, the iHeart Media Local Advisory Board and NBC 5 Chicago's Community Outreach Board.Whittington resides in Gary with her husband Terrell and their lovable dog Deuce.

Today: NIRPC executive director Ty Warner is on "Regionally Speaking" to talk at-length about transit oriented development (TOD for short) and the concept's potential impact on northwest Indiana. TODs (like the one pictured) are included within transit development districts (TDDs) -- like ones that are being proposed within the West Lake Corridor expansion of the South Shore Line. Ty says the one of the concept's goals is to make neighborhoods more livable. A public engagement hearing is coming up June 9th about the Hammond Gateway TDD project, which is part of the West Lake Corridor. And Erin Stojic, financial wellness coalition coordinator with the Lake Area United Way, joins us to talk about the non-profit's first Community Savings Challenge. It's a program bringing community banks together with LAUW to encourage northwest Indiana citizens to save at least $250 in six months... to bolster the habit of "saving for a rainy day."

Today: We talk with Indiana Youth Institute president and CEO Tami Silverman about her latest column topic: keeping Hoosier children healthy by feeding as well as we can during the coronavirus pandemic, when schools aren't able to help as much as in the past. Lake Area United Way president-CEO Lisa Daugherty is also with us to bring us up-to-date on programs that help working families-in-need in Lake County during the COVID crisis. We have another conversation from the Welcome Project at Valparaiso University and the second part of Indiana Public Broadcasting's Ella Abbott's two-part series on "Sundown Towns" in Indiana: how the past is affecting present day life in those communities.

On this edition of the podcast the you’ll hear the latest on Gary Mayor Jerome Prince’s plans to sign an executive order this to establish a police reform commission that will propose meaningful changes to the city's police department, Indiana is moving into Phase 4 of Governor Eric Holcomb’s “Back on Track” plan and Chris Nolte has a conversation with representatives from the Lake Area United Way as well as the American Red Cross about a request for Lake County residents to report flooding or sewage damage due to the recent storms. All of that, and more, on this edition of “Lakeshore Update”…

The latest topics surrounding COVID-19 dominate this "Reporters' Roundtable." “Times” reporter joins us to talk about the stories he put out in print and online, including an update on the latest with massive layoffs at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City as well as White Lodging at its corporate headquarters in Merrillville. Lakeshore Public Radio's Sharon Jackson talked to Karen Marlow-Kellemen, executive director of the Northwest Indiana Red Cross about a virtual version of its “Zero to Hero” program. The Lake Area United Way is offering help to cover child care expenses due to COVID-19. President & CEO Lisa Daughtery joins us to tell us all about it. And Sascha Gee Burns of the LaPorte County Waste District shares information on how residents can properly dispose of large items during this time of spring cleaning. All of that and more on this Special Edition of Regionally Speaking.

Today: "Indiana Political Insight" and "Indiana Gaming Insight" newsletters editor and creator Ed Feigenbaum joins us to talk about the leadership change coming in the 2021 General Assembly session, when House Speaker Brian Bosma hands the gavel over to Rep. Todd Huston. Bosma is the longest-serving House Speaker in state legislative history, second only to Rep. Pat Bauer of South Bend. We have another edition of "Green Fleet Radio" from South Shore Clean Cities and NIRPC. Carley Samayoa with the Porter County Substance Abuse Council is with us to talk about the organization and the success of its podcast "Matters of Substance." And Andrea Proulx Buinicki with Lake Area United Way talks about the importance of humanitiarian aid to migrants in northwest Indiana. The LAUW is seeking applilcants for federal financial help to the regional immigrant community. More information about the grant program is on the Lake Area United Way website.

Lisa Daugherty, Executive Director of the Lake Area United Way, joins the program to discuss the struggles of working families who often cannot afford basic items such as food, transportation and healthcare. Discover the initiatives that the Lake Area United Way are taking to help lift families out of poverty and provide them with the supports that they need to thrive.  

We had the pleasure of having Anthony Contrucci from Centier Bank and Lisa Daugherty from Lake Area United Way on the podcast this week to talk about repelling the six story Centier building for charity on July 7, 2018. Excellent event and great insight into this area from two of the Region’s most sought after leaders. THEME: JOEL HENDERSON AUDIO ENGINEER: JOSH VANDYKE VIDEO PRODUCER: JOSHUA JAMISON PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: DAN STEPHENSON HOST/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ALAN MYSZKOWSKI