By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
When he retired in 2005 after three decades in finance and economic development at the World Bank, Narendra Sharma moved to the famous resort island of Hilton Head in South Carolina. Retirement gave way to a higher purpose when he discovered pockets of entrenched...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
During her decades-long career as a clinical registered nurse, Karen Mercereau informally helped friends and family through the maze of modern health care. In 2002, she decided to turn her passion for helping others into a business – RN Patient Advocates PLLC. As a...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Sajed Kamal grew up in Bangladesh and came to the United States in 1963 to pursue his education. Developing an early interest in renewable energy, he went on to turn that interest into a 30-year career in sustainable, renewable energy education. Along with teaching...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
In 1990, Mikki Sager was a midcareer administrative assistant looking to make an impact. A year later she co-created the Resourceful Communities Program, which brings together community leaders, grassroots groups, government agencies, land trusts and others to create...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Many Native American children and their parents in the tribal land of Pueblo of Acoma, N.M., do not speak or understand their traditional Keres language and are therefore unable to participate fully in ceremonies and teachings. Lacking access to their language and...
