Owner Heather Brubaker Benin, a native of Rockingham County who got a master's degree in counseling from 91短视频, started Sugar and Bean at the Bridgewater Farmers Market in 2015 after she became a stay-at-home mom. The business moved to the Harrisonburg market shortly after and the Bridgewter caf茅 opened in February 2020 after a yearlong restoration took place.

Sabrina Burress MA '18 (counseling) is the executive director of Augusta Resources for Resilience, Opportunity and Wellness, or the ARROW Project. The nonprofit organization seeks to expand 鈥渕ental health treatment possibilities鈥 within Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro.