Alison Lebovitz is a PBS television host, professional speaker, podcaster, author, and nonprofit executive incapable of starting any conversation without mentioning that she is a Jewish girl from Alabama (case in point!). Driven by her community spirit, faith, and insomnia, Alison serves on numerous nonprofit boards, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Aquarium, Read20, UnifiEd, Tennessee Holocaust Commission, Fiedler Hillel at Northwestern University, and of course, JewBelong. She graduated with honors from Brandeis University and holds an M.A. in radio/television/film from Northwestern University. She and her husband, Alan, live in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where they are raising three men(sches), Arthur, Abe, and Levi.