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Joanne Grady Huskey

Joanne Grady Huskey

During the 25 years I lived in Africa and Asia with my husband, who was a diplomat in the U.S. foreign service , I tried to make a difference. I founded a cross-cultural training company in Taiwan, a volunteer organization for orphans in China and an international...
Leslie Gray

Leslie Gray

In 2000, I opened the Woodfish Institute in San Francisco to develop and teach innovative approaches to mental health, blending modern psychology with indigenous health practices. I’m a Native American clinical psychologist in private practice. I’ve also...
Brenda Krause Eheart

Brenda Krause Eheart

At 58, Brenda Eheart took early retirement from her decades-long career as a university professor to put her research on the struggles foster kids face into action. “I could not write these things up for academic journals and not do anything about it. I just...
Adrienne Houel

Adrienne Houel

Adrienne Houel is tackling two of the most pressing needs of low-income urban neighborhoods: clean, affordable housing and steady employment. First, Houel helped create and now runs an affordable housing development outfit in Connecticut called Fairfield County...
Abby Mandel (1933-2008)

Abby Mandel
(1933-2008)

For 30 years, Abby Mandel worked as a chef, cookbook author, and food columnist, all the while extolling the value of fresh, locally farmed foods – for individuals, the environment, and small farmers. In 1998, the lack of such fresh foods in Chicago spurred...