NIETF Announces 2016 This is My Brave Chicagoland Cast

NIETF Announces 2016 This is My Brave Chicagoland Cast

NIETF is pleased to announce the cast of the 2016 This is My Brave Chicagoland! This is My Brave is a live storytelling event with real life stories of mental illness. These cast members have chosen to ‪#‎LiveBrave‬ by telling their story in hopes of creating a dialog around mental health.

Cast members include:

Stephanie Bizzle, 42, an administrative assistant from Gary, IN
Ben Boruff, 26, an English teacher from Valparaiso, IN
Beth Beers Christie, 59, a special education bus monitor from Niles, MI
Lorraine Cooper, 33, a business development director from Chicago, IL
Marlon D Deleon, 34, a marketing and development coordinator from Antioch, CA
Kristin Duncan, 32, a therapist from Lafayette, IN
Paul Fogleman,45, a university administrator from Bloomington, IN
Jenny Gillette, 47, a mom from Niles, MI
Laura Guill Guill, 34, a college composition instructor from Angola, IN
Jerald Jascoviakk, 36, a sales and customer service specialist from Merrillville, IN
Cathy Osborne, 47, a therapist from Griffith, IN
Breanne Pynakker, 28, a writer and artist from Redding, CA
Paige Shimer, 17, a high school student from Memphis, TN
Stephanie Stalbaum, 34, a dental clinician from Chesterton, IN

This is My Brave Chicagoland will take place May 19, 2016 at 7 pm at Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso, IN. Tickets are available at http://NWITIMB.bpt.me for $20. Event sponsorships are available. For more information contact president@nietf.org.