Alan Goldsmith, Ph.D., is the founder and president of the Jewish Renaissance Family of Organizations. Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, he is the grandson of immigrants and the son of a shoe store owner. A college athlete, Peace Corps veteran, and teacher, he built up the Jewish Renaissance Family of Organizations from the back room of the family store. Susan Fauer was born and raised in New Jersey and earned a B.A. at Rutgers University and M.A. at Montclair State University. She has been a public school teacher in the Bronx; a public relations account executive in Madrid, Spain; and a teache...