Barbara Connelly Cohen

Barbara Connelly Cohen is the current Secretary of the Ulster Community College Foundation. Barbara also serves on boards of The Kingston Auxiliary of HealthAlliance, Jewish Federation of Ulster County, Mental Health Association of Ulster County, HealthAlliance Foundation, Children’s Home of Kingston and Kingston Sunrise Rotary Club. She is a member of Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley and serves on their Membership & Welcoming Committee. She is the founder and on of the editors of Kolenu, a publication of the Jewish Federation of Ulster County. Barbara serves on teh Reher Center for Immigrant Culture & History Committee and is devoted to restoring and preserving this treasure. She is the Chairperson of Fall for Art Show & Sale dedicated to benefiting the arts in Hudson Valley. She is the owner of Schwartz’s Inn located in uptown Kingston, property owned by her husband’s family since 1917, and I’m A Star t-shirts, dedicated to empowering children. Barbara established the Barbara Connelly Cohen Fashion Scholarship to provide scholarships for students who are enrolled in the Fashion program at SUNY Ulster.