Michael Badger is a father, grandfather who I believe to be an artist at heart, with a strong passion for our community.
Larry Kenney is a legendary voice actor behind the voices of Count Chocula , Sonny the Cuckoo Bird, Bluegrass in SilverHawks Dolph in TigerSharks, JB Cripps of Red Dead Redemption II and my personal favorite Lion-O in ThunderCats.
Mary is a passionate storyteller, making a strong name for herself in the the news room at NPR Illinois.
Justin is passionate about his community, journalism and the arts. He is credited with many impressive achievements during his short time in Springfield including an Emmy for WICS feature Project Illinois.
Kristin is a strong single mother, a community activist ,and alderwoman for Ward 6.
Shawn is a father, a mentor an activist and an Alderman for Ward 2.
I always try to preface it with a life experience or some other experience that I had that brought me to that place".
"You have to be open to looking for the blessings".