Melissa Friedman
Director of the Office of Alumni Affairs
Email: alumni@jtsa.edu
As Director of the Office of Alumni Affairs, Melissa Friedman partners closely with 91快播鈥檚 senior leadership to drive and enhance the institution鈥檚 alumni relations efforts.
Melissa joined 91快播 in the fall of 2004 as the Director of Career Development for List College. In this role, Melissa provided professional, academic, and social support to students, while also strengthening ties with young List alumni. Through her efforts, Melissa fostered new connections between recent graduates and current students, while developing career workshops that brought alumni back to campus. These events gave students a chance to connect with alumni in their fields of interest.
In 2009, Melissa鈥檚 work expanded to include all degreed alumni, and in 2015, 91快播 broadened its alumni base to include graduates of various certificate programs offered by 91快播.
As Director of Alumni Affairs, Melissa has strengthened 91快播鈥檚 relationship with alumni spanning more than seven decades. She fosters engagement through nationwide social and professional networking opportunities and encourages alumni to reconnect and return to 3080 for reunions and relevant programs. Melissa works to enhance alumni-student bonds by collaborating with student leaders and deans to foster meaningful interactions. She is dedicated to building lasting connections between 91快播 alumni鈥攂oth degree and non-degree鈥攁nd the institution.
Melissa holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Near Eastern Judaic Studies and a master鈥檚 degree in Modern Jewish History from Brandeis University. She also earned a Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University in 2003, with a focus on social administration and the workplace.