Leadership

Maria Ricapito is a writer and editor who has lived in the Hudson Valley for the past 20 years. She is a former director of the local Alumni Schools Committee and former club delegate. She writes for the Yale Alumni Magazine, The Guardian U.S., and the Highlands Current, among other publications. She is working on a novel.

The dog are, from Left, Amber and Gabbi. 

Jen, a lifelong resident of Putnam County and now Ulster County, is an author, corporate and intellectual property attorney, real estate investor, mom, stepmom, dog mom, and lover of all things literary. While at Yale, she served as Publisher of The Yale Review of Books. After graduation, she authored Nikolai Gogol (Bloom’s Major Short Story Writers), edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom. She later worked as in-house counsel for a media company in its magazine and book publishing division.

In addition to serving as Co-President of the Yale Club of the Hudson Valley, Jen’s service to Yale includes interviewing prospective students for the Association of Yale Alumni and serving on the Activities Committee of the Yale Club of New York City. She also enjoys participating in Yale Lunch for Two in New York City as a way to connect with fellow alumni.

Her most important and favorite role is being the mother of triplets—two boys and one girl.

Janet Goodman is a grant writer and development specialist who has worked with nonprofit organizations on both coasts for more than 20 years. After living in Northern California where she raised three children, Janet moved to the Hudson Valley eight years ago and happily renewed her engagement with the Yale community.