Owner Heather Brubaker Benin, a native of Rockingham County who got a master's degree in counseling from 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ, 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 café opened in February 2020 after a yearlong restoration took place.

Ronald S. Kraybill PhD presents contemporary alternatives for leaders of today who need to (and generally want to) move away from the traditional top-down approach of conflict resolution. He is a facilitator, consultant and trainer in conflict resolution based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Among other positions, he was professor of conflict transformation at 91¶ÌÊÓÆµ from 1996-2007