Writer Biographies

Trustee Austin Knox is a Fort Wayne native who has been working at the Wayne Township Trustee Office since January

Michael Morrissey is a writer and journalist from Fort Wayne. He attended South Side High School and Northwestern University. He

My day job is as a Program Outreach Coordinator for the Volunteer Center on Lake Avenue. I work with a

Shawn graduated from Ball State University in 1991 with a degree in finance. He started building his practice with Edward

Allen is a lifetime resident of Waynedale. He graduated from Elmhurst High School and was a formal choral director there

Vince LaBarbera is a Fort Wayne native. He attended Cathedral Grade School, Central Catholic High School and is a graduate

David C. Long is a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate representing the 16th district. He serves as the

John Edward Stark was born to Irene Elizabeth and Edward William Stark on April 11, 1945. He attended grade school

Dr. Jayme Nill, D.C., a Fort Wayne native, received his undergraduate degree of Science from Ball State University with a

At the age of three, Jim Schindler was put into St. Vincent’s Villa, a Catholic orphanage. After he finished the

I am a transplant to the Fort Wayne area. I was born and raised in south central Wisconsin where my

I am proud to be a Ft. Wayne native and really love the Summit City, especially the festivals and great

A lifelong Fort Wayne resident, Mayor Thomas C. Henry is committed to public and community service. He was elected to

BIRTH – Mrs. ‘D’ as we call her here at The Waynedale News, says she was “borned” and raised, but

A VISIONARY FOR WAYNEDALE – Community Spotlight by Camille Garrison I’d be surprised if you didn’t know Alex Cornwell. Armed

Wayne Township Trustee Rick Stevenson was elected Trustee in November of 2006 and took office in January of 2007. Stevenson

Hello, my name is Michael Alberico. I was the co-owner and publisher of The Waynedale News for nearly four years

I was born and raised in Ft. Wayne, and my wife Jane and I now live south of Albion, IN.

Glenn F. Chesnut was Professor of History and Religious Studies at Indiana University in South Bend for 33 years, where

Mitch Harper represents the 4th District on Fort Wayne’s Common Council. The 4th District includes Waynedale, Time Corners and Aboite.

Ray McCune is an import from the hills of West Virginia and is a former Associate Editor with The Waynedale

Ronnie McBrayer was born in the foothills of the North Georgia Appalachians. He claims he barely survived the fire-and-brimstone, fundamentalist