Ghassami, Sharon: - Born in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas, Sharon moved throughout the United States and overseas with her family during her early life, following the military career of her father. After completing her university studies in philosophy and English Literature, she began a career in teaching at the high school level, becoming the chairman of the English Department in a private girls' school. In order to survive financially in a period of double digit inflation and frozen salary, she began a national and international business which she and her husband Moe continue today. Exposure to people of many cultures, ethnicities, and religions has yielded rich friendships throughout our rapidly changing world.