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22 AN T I OC H CO L L E G E C L A S S O F 19 6 5 5 0 t h A N N I V E R S A R Y B O O K A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B R O W N And now, after all these years gallivanting around the globe doing corporate strategy along with initia- tives at the leading edges of dialogue and intergenerational collaboration we are “untiring” to our 90 acre fam- ily farm, Millie’s Mountain (named after my mom) near Asheville, North Carolina. Here, David Isaacs, my sec- ond husband, and I are focusing our care, love, skills and attention toward supporting the revival of a resilient and vibrant economy across genera- tions and cultures here in our local community. TheWorld Café’sWiserTogether initiative is br inging together youngers and elders as partners for social change around critical issues across the globe. Locally, we are exploring the creation of a Wiser Together Café as a local food and so- cial hub for multi-generational col- laboration here in Yancey County, a former tobacco growing area and one of the economically least advan- taged counties in the state of North Carolina now that the tobacco fields are gone and the clothing factories have moved to China. We believe that local communi- ties and local economies, especially in these small rural areas, as well as in human scale neighborhoods in urban settings, will be the key to sustainable futures for children and grandchildren. We feel blessed to have the opportunity now to ex- plore new models of social enter- prise and social innovation that can capitalize on local resources, assets and traditions in creative and inclu- sive ways. I was shocked and honored to receive a call from Antioch asking if I would join the 50th anniversary celebration—from Civil Rights to Social Justice—in June of 2015 to receive the Walter Anderson Alumni Award which recognizes work re- lated to breaking ethnic barriers. I look forward to seeing old friends and colleagues and doing what I can to nurture the next generations of Antioch students being able to have the kinds of life-changing and life-shaping experiences that I had through attending Antioch and col- laborating with theAntioch mentors that helped shape my lifework path. Juanita today at Millie’s Mountain.