Timothy Will

Timothy Will

Tim Will saw that his adopted community – chosen for its stunning beauty – was decaying. Manufacturing jobs, the Appalachian county’s economic base, had moved elsewhere, and the area lacked the infrastructure to support new business in a...
John Reynolds

John Reynolds

Having served as a rifleman in Vietnam, John Reynolds had experienced firsthand the challenges many soldiers have reintegrating into civilian life. While he had gone on to a successful career in business, including 22 years at the helm of Intervox Group, the...
Tillie O’Neal-Kyles

Tillie O’Neal-Kyles

In her early 20s, Tillie O’Neal-Kyles began a career with AT&T in Kansas City that ended up lasting 36 years. A single mother with three children, O’Neal-Kyles knew first-hand the challenges of balancing family and work. As she neared the end of her career at...
Susan Jacobs

Susan Jacobs

Years ago, when Susan Jacobs escaped an abusive relationship, she had to leave her home and car behind. The limited public transportation in Florida’s Tampa Bay area, where she lived, made it hard to get to and from work every day. Jacobs never forgot how difficult it...
Richard Mabion

Richard Mabion

In 2006, Kansas City, Kan., resident Richard Mabion started presenting an energy efficiency program to leaders of neighborhood groups at Livable Neighborhoods, a city-run organization created to consolidate and coordinate neighborhood services and address pressing...