Lisa Franko: Director of Development at Housing Opportunities, Mother, and Proud Community member

This episode features Lisa Franko, Director of Development for Housing Opportunities, Inc.  She has been part of the team for over 6 years.  Starting out in the Development Department in 2015, she was promoted to the Director of Development in 2019.   Lisa is a lifelong Northwest Indiana resident and grew up in Southern La Porte County farming with her family and her father instilled into her at a very young age; “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”  (Wintson Churchill) She recently completed course work and obtained her CFRM through the IUPUI Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.  She is a proud mom of three children and two stepchildren.  Her oldest son resides in Nashville TN and works in the entertainment industry, her stepson resides in Valparaiso, her stepdaughter is studying Construction Management at Purdue University, her oldest daughter is working in medical billing at a local firm, and the youngest is the glue that holds the family together.  Lisa resides in Valparaiso with her amazing husband Bob along with their sweet dog Ellie and Boo Kitty the cat.Housing Opportunities: https://hoi.help/ GreatNews.Life and Podcast Host Jenny Craig-Brown have transformed the All About the Girls annual event into a podcast! These monthly episodes feature incredible women giving the audience all the insight about what makes them happy, successful, and motivational. New episodes launch on Sundays to make sure to start your week on a positive note!The All About the Podcast is brought to you by GreatNews.Life GreatNews.Life & Podcast Host Jenny Craig-Brown have transformed the All About the Girls annual event into a podcast! These monthly episodes feature incredible women giving the audience all the insight about what makes them happy, successful, and motivational. New episodes launch on Sundays to make sure to start your week on a positive note!The All About the Girls Podcast is brought to you by GreatNews.Life GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional about the communities that make up Northwest Indiana. We invite you to partake in the Region’s only source for all-positive news, all the time. Watch it. Love it. Share it.