Sandi Macklom built a gluten-free baking business after career training at Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food in Bentonville, Arkansas. “I’m so lucky to do what I love every single day of my life," Sandi says. "There is no better feeling in the world.”
Pastry chef Ana Sáenz launched her business, The Magical Spatula, after studying at Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food in Bentonville, Arkansas. While there, Ana gained critical training in culinary nutrition, artisanal food, beverage management and food entrepreneurship. “Brightwater brought so much value to my career. You really learn what food is all about,” Ana says.
The Walton Family Foundation recently conducted the fourth iteration of the Quality of Life Survey in Northwest Arkansas. This survey, now in its fourth iteration, tracks progress in several areas supported by the foundation. In this survey, we asked our neighbors a simple question, “How’s it going?”
The national security of the United States is underpinned by its technological competitiveness. The Aspen Strategy Group, together with the Walton Family Foundation, convened two roundtables to provide recommendations on creating specific career pathways — beginning in K-12 through college— that will prepare our nation’s youth for jobs in six key industries: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, 5G/6G technologies, fintech, and biotechnology.
