Barb Malany is a member of the Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise and the recent recipient of the Service Above Self Award, which of the 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide is only given to no more than 150 individuals each year. She spoke to Community Voices about being one of the first women to participate in a rotary club in Springfield, and her experience providing a home to young people around the world.

Becky Williams is the pastor of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and Mel Neilson is the pastor of Centenary United Methodist church. They are a part of a new initiative called The Morgan County Partnership for Unmet Needs which brings together churches in the Jacksonville community to meet the gap for those in need. The group was modeled after the Quincy Area Partnership for Unmet Needs. They spoke to Community Voices about what brought them to ministry and the process of how this new initiative will work. They also spoke about coming together with different churches and the importance of service.

Keagan Cross and John Peters from The Lovelorn join Community Voices to talk local music and their new album.

Donna Brown is the founder of iMagicNation, an organization hoping to improve literacy and foster a love of books in Springfield. She spoke to Community Voices about her passion for reading and how to best engage children with literature. She also shared her vision for iMagicNation and a facility she hopes to see built in Springfield.

Jonna Cooley is the Executive Director of the Phoenix Center, the LGBTQ Center located in Springfield, Ill. Jonna spoke to Community Voices about the history of the center and the services they provide. Jonna also discusses misconceptions of the LGBTQ community and how to become a better ally.

Director of the American Heart Association in Central and Western Illinois Catherine Henebry sat down with Community Voices co-host Vanessa Ferguson to highlight the importance of staying active and keeping your heart happily beating along. She discussed ways to stay healthy in everyday life, signs to spot a stroke, and the free AHA hosted Heart and Stroke Walk on June 25 designed to help everyone stay active and have fun while doing it.

Alberta Commey is a student at Southeast High School with an interest in journalism. She helped lead our first NPR Illinois LISTEN session at the high school during which we asked students about their views on the media. The session was also designed to identify citizen journalists who can report on issues important to underrepresented communities. Commey reported on the event and the experience on her fellow students.

Ross Blakeman is the owner of Rosebud & Co., a flower and plant shop in Beardstown, Ill., and he brightens any room with his beautiful flower arrangements. He sat down with Editor and Co-host Bea Bonner to talk about his roots in business and affinity for flowers.

Gabrielle Thompson is a Springfield native who has worked in the food and consulting industry for nearly 30 years, starting when she was a child. Recently she has carried on this legacy with the opening of her new business Bloom Hospitality & Catering. She sat down with Logan Bricker of Community Voices to tell her story, what she brings to the table, and what she hopes to accomplish.

Chris Camp is well known in Central Illinois as "the Whip Guy." He spoke to Community Voices about how his love of Indiana Jones led him to a career in performing on stage and on TV as an expert whip cracker. You can catch Camp as he performers at the Illinois State Fair this summer and as he performs in a band called Chris Camp and His Blues Ambassadors.