Mayor Suzanne Handshoe

Mayor of the City of Kendallville

Photo of Suzanne Handshoe Suzanne Handshoe spent nearly a quarter of a century in the U.S. Marine Corps, she's a wife and mother of two children, and she is also beginning her third term as Mayor of the City of Kendallville. She is a living, breathing example of what you can accomplish when you "break the mold."

In her presentation, Handshoe will talk about how "Breaking the Mold" allowed her to excel and succeed in her life's journey as she faced challenges in what some would call "a man's world."

Handshoe was born and raised in Detroit, where she graduated from high scool in 1978. The following year she enlisted in the Marines, and spent the next twenty-four-and-a-half years stationed in Japan, Hawaii, North and South Carolina, Michigan, and Washington. While in the military, she worked through the ranks and retired from the Marine Corps Reserve with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer Four in 2003. She is a veteran of both Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom where she served as a casuality assistance officer for Indiana and western Ohio.

Her life in Kendallville brought her into the realm of politics and she was elected as the city's first female mayor in 2003. She begins her third term this month. Handshoe is a 1998 graduate of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) with a degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. She and her husband Randy have two children, Christina, a 24 year old nursing student at IPFW, and Brice, an 18 year old high school student.

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Mayor Suzanne Handshoe

Mayor of the City of Kendallville