Anita Read Szemes

Background

Szemes, Anita Read was born on April 22, 1940 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of John Bertram and Anita Edith (Blacky) Read.

Education

Student, Queens College, 1954-1957; student, Hunter College, 1954-1956; student, Columbia University, 1961-1963; student, Union College, 1969-1971.

Career

Buyer Mercantile Stores, New York City, 1959-1962. Photo-journalist Summit (New Jersey) Herald Newspapers. Editor Chatham Press Summit Publications.

Publisher Journal Morris County, Morristown, New Jersey.

Achievements

• Certified New Jersey Press Association.

Membership

Board of directors Union County (New Jersey) Bar Association, 1966-1971. Union County Republican Club, since 1971, New Providence (New Jersey) Board Education, 1976-1979, Chatham (New Jersey) Chamber of Commerce, 1977-1983, Morristown Christmas Committee, since 1989. Special director League of Women Voters, 1968-1970.

Founder, board directors New Providence Care and Concern Foundation, since 1979. Chairman Union County Detention Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1972-1976. Legislation aide Congressman Matthew Ranaldo, Union, New Jersey, 1972-1976.

Political advisory Morris County Republican Organisation, Morristown, since 1979. Consultant Morris County Republican Committee, since 1979.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, nature, tennis.

Connections

Married Robert Stephens Szemes, March 25, 1960. Children: Susan Szemes McCann, Stephen Read, Stacey Annual.

Father:

John Bertram Read

Mother:

Anita Edith (Blacky) Read

Spouse:

Robert Stephens Szemes

child:

Susan Szemes McCann Szemes

child:

Stephen Read Szemes

child:

Stacey Annual Szemes