Brandeis Alumni, Family and Friends
New York Region
With more than 9,000 Brandeis alumni living and working in the five boroughs of New York City and in the Tri-State area, we're Brandeis' most active alumni region, hosting a wide array of events per year including:
- Featured speaker panels
- Cocktail parties
- Networking mixers
- Cultural events
- Community service outings and more
We're also home to seven regional networks that regularly host events around specific areas of interest.
Whether you are new to the region or have lived here for many years, we welcome you to join our regional leadership team to plan programs that will bring Brandeisians together! Please connect with us through one of our region's many Facebook groups.
We're also home to the Alumni Club of Westchester and Southern Connecticut which serves 1,500 alumni in the area. The club hosts a vast array of events including faculty and alumni speakers, professional networking opportunities, family-friendly programs, athletic events and more. Whether you're looking to plan or find events and networking opportunities near you or connect with alumni in the area, we invite you to join our Facebook group or get in touch via email.
Regional Alumni Networks
Meet area alumni who graduated within the past 10 years through volunteer opportunities, special events and other fun and engaging activities through the New York chapter of the Brandeisians of the Last Decade (BOLD) program. Join the BOLD NYC Facebook group. Co-chairs: Reed Zukerman ’13 and Rachel Nelson ’13
Meet area alumni, parents and friends with a background in financial services. Join the Brandeis Alumni and Students in Finance LinkedIn group. Network Chair: Evan List ’08
Meet area alumni in the legal profession at social, networking and continuing-education events sponsored by this regional chapter of the Lawyers Alumni Network. Join the Brandeis Alumni Lawyers LinkedIn group. Network Chairs: David Shapiro ’85 and Samuel Blaustein ’03
Meet area alumni, parents and friends with a background in media through networking and professional events. Network Chairs: Amy Brightfield ’94 and Audrey Gruber ’94
Connect with area alumni who work in or have an interest in the performing arts, theatre, music, dance and more. Join the Performing Arts Network Facebook group. Network Chair: Michelle Miller ’11
Meet alumni in the real estate field at educational and professional networking events. Network Co-chairs: Mitch Cohen ’76 and Lee Hamway ’98, P’26
Meet area alumnae through social and educational events, social media and other engagement opportunities. Join the Brandeis Women's Network Facebook group and LinkedIn group. Network Co-chairs: Amy Cohen ’85 and Talee Potter ’97
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Meet Our Regional Leadership Team

Alumni Club of New York, President
Alumni Club of Westchester County and Southern Connecticut, President
Favorite Brandeis Professor: Antony Polonsky
Favorite Place on Campus: Woods next to Sachar International Center - so beautiful in the Fall!
Favorite Brandeis Memory: Cheerleading at basketball games - especially when the Men’s Team won the ECAC tournament in 1992.
I volunteer because I recognize that my Brandeis education and extracurricular activities while I was a student, impacted the person I am today. My father taught me the value of giving back to your college both with your time and your pocketbook. By volunteering, I am able to maintain my connection with Brandeis and see how Brandeis continues to grow and evolve. I love connecting alumni to each other and to the school. By doing so, they can also build their networks and see the amazing things that are happening on campus. Once a cheerleader - always a cheerleader!