Writer Biographies

Trustee Austin Knox is a Fort Wayne native who has been working at the Wayne Township Trustee Office since January of 2015. On Friday, January 10, 2020, he was unanimously elected trustee at a caucus

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

He has written for newspapers in Michigan City, Indiana; Pekin, Illinois; and Bradenton, Florida. He also has

My day job is as a Program Outreach Coordinator for the Volunteer Center on Lake Avenue. I work with a great team and we link volunteers in the community to non-profits, faith based, civic and medical organizations that are in need of volunte

Shawn graduated from Ball State University in 1991 with a degree in finance. He started building his practice with Edward Jones in Waynedale. He has been in the same location since 1992 continuing to build relationships on hard work and the

Allen is a lifetime resident of Waynedale. He graduated from Elmhurst High School and was a formal choral director there as well. He also graduated from Fort Wayne Bible College, where he met his wife Deb (Lehman) Shaw. He coached gymnastic

Vince LaBarbera is a Fort Wayne native. He attended Cathedral Grade School, Central Catholic High School and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in communication arts. He also earned a master of science de

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

He serves as the President Pro Tempore of the Indiana State Senate.

Prior to his election to the Senate, David Long served from 1988 through 200

Dr. Jayme Nill, D.C., a Fort Wayne native, received his undergraduate degree of Science from Ball State University with a major in Biology.  He then went on to chiropractic school at the National University of Health Sciences in Lomb

At the age of three, Jim Schindler was put into St. Vincent’s Villa, a Catholic orphanage. After he finished the fifth grade, he was placed in a foster home along with his brother, where they were terribly mistreated. In spite of his un

I am a transplant to the Fort Wayne area. I was born and raised in south central Wisconsin where my mother and father still live. I have two sons; Alex-who is a co-owner of The Waynedale News and also owns a web-design company called Acorn Desig

I am proud to be a Ft. Wayne native and really love the Summit City, especially the festivals and great places to eat downtown. I am also a big Tin Caps fan. I graduated from Homestead High school and then went on to Ball State University, where I

A lifelong Fort Wayne resident, Mayor Thomas C. Henry is committed to public and community service. He was elected to his first term as Fort Wayne’s Mayor November 6, 2007. From 1984 to 2004, he served on Fort Wayne’s City Counc

BIRTH – Mrs. ‘D’ as we call her here at The Waynedale News, says she was “borned” and raised, but doesn’t tell us where in the United States, if in deed she was born in the United States which is not unlik

A VISIONARY FOR WAYNEDALE – Community Spotlight
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I’d be surprised if you didn’t know Alex Cornwell. Armed with his affable grin, you can depend on him to be involved at any major Waynedale happening like the recent Christ

Wayne Township Trustee Rick Stevenson was elected Trustee in November of 2006 and took office in January of 2007. Stevenson retired from Trustee in December of 2019. He is very passionate about helping those in need and considers it a privi

Hello, my name is Michael Alberico. I was the co-owner and publisher of The Waynedale News for nearly four years (2009 – 2013). I am a native of North Carolina that relocated with my family to the Waynedale area as a youngster. I grew to l

I was born and raised in Ft. Wayne, and my wife Jane and I now live south of Albion, IN. I retired from the Ft. Wayne Fire Department in 1995 after 23 years of service. I am of Mohawk Indian ancestry on my mother’s side. I am an ordained Chris

Glenn F. Chesnut was Professor of History and Religious Studies at Indiana University in South Bend for 33 years, where he was one of their most popular teachers, winning Indiana University’s Herman Frederic Lieber Award for excel

Mitch Harper represents the 4th District on Fort Wayne’s Common Council. The 4th District includes Waynedale, Time Corners and Aboite. He was first elected in 2007 and was reelected in 2011.

Mitch Harper was born in 1956 in Fort Wayn

Ray McCune is an import from the hills of West Virginia and is a former Associate Editor with The Waynedale News. He has lived in Waynedale for the last 45 years. He retired from a less rewarding job after 28 years of service with a local telepho

Ronnie McBrayer was born in the foothills of the North Georgia Appalachians. He claims he barely survived the fire-and-brimstone, fundamentalist indoctrination of his hard shell Baptist-reared childhood. But in the great comedy of Go

Born in Fort Wayne, December 10, 1952 my family purchased Broadview Florist and Greenhouses in 1957 when I was only 4 ½ years old. We moved into the three-bedroom apartment above, where I currently live with my wife. My daughter and mother-i