The 27 Visionaries

Wes Addington:
On the right side of the law

Dewayne Barton:
Building opportunity in West Asheville

Patricia Beaver:
Pioneer Appalachian scholar retires

Anna Behnke:
A seventh grade activist

Reverend Ryan Bennett:
Only God should move mountains

Clinch River Valley Initiative:
Building creative economies around the Clinch River

Paige Cordial:
Minding mental health

Mike Couick:
Innovating with electric cooperatives

Johnny Cummings:
Small town with big ideals

Ralph Davis:
Exploring Appalachia’s future

Doug Estepp:
Leading tours of coal country’s past

Sara Day Evans:
Accelerating good business

Anna George:
Aquatic Activist

Andrew Grigsby:
A leading sustainability consultant

Nathan Hall:
Reclaiming Appalachia’s land and future

Harlan County, Ky.:
Staging solutions and raising spirits

Ken Hechler:
An epoch of activism

Matt Hepler:
Charting a path to clean water

Bill Howley:
Making electricity local

Charlie Jackson:
Bringing farms to market

Bob and Jill Kinser:
Four projects on Fourth Creek

Knoxville:
“The sustainable city”

Diane Pitcock:
Connecting landowners to fracking researchers

Ada Smith:
Giving voice to Appalachia

Nneka Sobers:
Working to keep her campus green

Wilma Lee Steele:
Teacher, wife, activist, mother

Dr. Ben Stout:
Dedicated to community-based research