Peter Goldberg (July 14, 1948 – August 12, 2011) was president and

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of the Alliance for Children and Families. He was also president and CEO of Families International, the parent

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to the Alliance for Children and Families, Ways to Work, FEI Behavioral Health, and United Neighborhood Centers of America. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of

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. He died while on vacation in Maine.

Education and background

Goldberg was a graduate of the

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. He earned a

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in 1970. Prior to becoming president and CEO of the Alliance for Children in Families in 1994, Goldberg held positions in the corporate and philanthropic field, as well as the

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. He was President of the Prudential Foundation (1990–94) and head of Primerica's social responsibility programs (1982–88). He was Project Director of the New York State Heroin and Alcohol Abuse Study (1981–82) and Special Assistant to the Director of the U.S. government's

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(1979–81).

Honors

He was named nine times to The NonProfit Times People of Power & Influence Top 50 list, including in 2011, shortly before his death.

Personal life

Peter married Betsy Goldberg, a speech therapist in the

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public schools. He and Betsy lived in

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. They have two daughters, Jessica and Michelle. Jessica is an associate professor at the University of Maryland."Jessica Goldberg"
''Maryland Population Research Center''. Retrieved on 2011-13-8. She received her doctorate in economics at the

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. Michelle is a product design engineer at

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Notes and references

External links

Alliance for Children and FamiliesFEI Behavioral HealthWays to WorkUnited Neighborhood Centers of America
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldberg, Peter 1948 births 2011 deaths People from Mequon, Wisconsin University at Albany, SUNY alumni American nonprofit chief executives