The College of Professional Studies has announced that Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ‘56, Life Trustee, will be the College’s 2024 Convocation Keynote Speaker. The College of Professional Studies Convocation will take place on Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel. A reception will be held at 7 p.m. on the Quad.

Judith Greenberg Seinfeld is the fourth-generation head of Heritage Management Company LLC, a long-standing real estate investment, development, and management company based in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Before joining Heritage, Seinfeld was the founder and president of Judith Greenberg Gallery, a jewelry design company. Prior to that, she was an executive vice president at Balenciaga Perfums. A longtime patron of the arts, Seinfeld is the co-founder of the Nantucket Comedy Festival and the producer of several Tony award-winning plays. 

Seinfeld earned a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University’s School of Education in 1956 and a master’s degree in administration from Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1957. In addition to her current role as a Life Trustee participant on the Board Academic Affairs and Facilities Committees, her service to the University includes previous positions on the boards of the School of Education and the School of Architecture. Her service also includes aid in establishing the Seinfeld Housing Initiative, the Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Distinguished Fellowships, and the Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Prize for Creative Teaching Endowment.

Seinfeld resides in Saddle River, New Jersey, and Nantucket, Massachusetts, and is the mother of Jeffrey Greenberg and the late Steven Greenberg.  

For more information on the celebration, visit the 2024 College of Professional Studies Convocation page.


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