“I’ve known Mimi since the early 1990s, when I chaired the Sy Barash Regatta, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society named in honor of her first husband. She helped me secure my first professional job in university development, and has been a constant source of encouragement and inspiration to me professionally and personally ever since; one of the best parts of my move back to Penn State as Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations is that I get to work closely with Mimi again to support the communities we both love. She has a perspective on State College and its interconnected relationship with Penn State that very few others do, and this book is an insider’s peek into the inner workings of both — woven together with her inspirational personal story and colored with her tremendous wit.”