Alison Lebovitz is an Emmy-nominated television host, professional speaker, nonprofit executive, author, and podcaster who believes we each have the power and responsibility to make this world a better place. She is entering her 16thseason as the host of The A List with Alison Lebovitz, a half-hour original interview series produced by WTCI-PBS, and serves as co-founder and president of One Clip at a Time, a nonprofit inspired by the Paper Clips Project started in Whitwell, Tennessee, that promotes student activism and supports service learning in classrooms across North America. 

As a motivational speaker, Alison combines her penchant for humor with her passion for storytelling to deliver inspiring messages about faith, philanthropy and the power of community, and has been honored to serve as a TedX speaker, coach and emcee. She is also the author of Am I There Yet? a collection of her candid essays and life-inspired stories, and in her spare time she hosts a weekly podcast with her sister called Sis & Tell.

Driven by her community spirit, faith and insomnia, Alison currently serves on numerous local and national nonprofit boards, including Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga, JewBelong, Foundation for Jewish Camp, and the Tennessee Holocaust Commission. She graduated with honors from Brandeis University and holds a master’s degree in radio/TV/film from Northwestern University.