Names & Faces

Counselor Finds She's 'Kneaded' Elsewhere
April 26, 2007 - Ryan Teitman

What do a school guidance counselor and a corporate executive do when they need a change of pace professionally? Why, start their own bakery, of course -- and make sure to bring in the rest of the family as well.

Institute Works to Train a New Crop of Leaders
April 19, 2007 - Rachel Silverman

Jordan Schwartz was in fifth grade when his mother, Allyson Schwartz, announced to her family that she planned to run for state senate.

Cookies Create Golden Chances With Each Bite
April 12, 2007 - Bryan Schwartzman

Following a five-year stint in South Africa where she created a gourmet cookie company from the ground up -- hiring residents of an impoverished township near Cape Town as employees -- Alicia D. Polak is back to market her products and promote her venture.

MANNA Volunteer: Work Widens, Deepens You
April 5, 2007 - Ryan Teitman

Smack dab in the center of the Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance rests a whiteboard that serves as a briefing point for staff members and volunteers. Neat rows of colored symbols, like ancient glyphs, adhere to the white space, encoding the day's necessary information: delivery routes, drivers, meal types.

Matzah Man to Kids: 'ShopRite in the Desert?'
March 29, 2007 - Rachel Silverman

Most of the year, Rabbi Eli Strasberg, director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Delaware County, looks like your typical Lubavitcher: black hat, black coat, long beard, tzitzit out.

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