Background
Bardes, Judith Leopold was born on August 17, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Charles Stein and Marian Rose (Bettman) Leopold.
Bardes, Judith Leopold was born on August 17, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Charles Stein and Marian Rose (Bettman) Leopold.
Bachelor cum laude, Bryn Mawr College, 1953.
Librarian William Jeanes Memorial Library., Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, 1961—1968. Executive director Alfred and Mary Douty Foundation, since 1969. Agent Sun Life Assurance Company Canada, Philadelphia, 1970—1976.
Security salesman Suncan Equity Services Company, Boston, 1971—1976. Director Families and Friends Program Bryn Mawr College, 1975—1978. Life income trust officer University Pennsylvania, 1978—1981, associate director planned giving programs, 1981—1985.
Manager Allen Hilles Fund, since 1983. Administrator Percival E. and Ethel Brown Foerderer Foundation, since 1985, Seybert Institute, since 1987, Kynett Memorial Trust, since 1988.
Co-chairman Committee for A New Library., Lafayette Hill, 1968. Trustee Alfred and Mary Douty Foundation, since 1969. Advisory committee William Jeanes Memorial Library.
Building Fund, Plymouth Meeting, 1970—1971. Vice president William Jeanes Memorial Library., Lafayette Hill, 1969—1973, 1983—1985, president, 1973—1978, treasurer, 1982—1983. Trustee United Way Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1984, Delaware Valley Network of Trustee Managed Founds.
Member Citizens Council Whitemarsh Township. Board directors Friends of William Jeanes Memorial Library., Plymouth Meeting, 1964—1968, president, 1964—1968. Member advisory board Graduate School Social Work and Social Research Bryn Mawr College, 1973—1979.
Member resource development committee Young Women’s Christian Association, Philadelphia, 1976—1978, chairman, 1977—1978, board directors, 1977—1980. Member finance development committee Greater Philadelphia council Girl Scouts United States of America, 1977—1978. Board directors Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1981—1988, advisory board member, since 1988, secretary, 1982—1985.
Board directors Philadelphia Society Services to Children, since 1982, president, 1984—1987, since 1988. Board directors Youth Service, Inc., 1982—1983, Friends of Free Library of Philadelphia, since 1983, vice president, 1984—1988, president, since 1988. Trustee United Way Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1984.
Member executive bd Delaware Valley Grantmakers, since 1988, president, 1988, vice president, since 1988. Member Informal Coalition on Homelessness, Philadelphia, committee on legislation and regulation, trustees ad hoc committee, council on founds Washington. Member of Plymouth Meeting History Society, International Platform Society, Women in Philanthropy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Society, Pennsylvania Society Women and Founds./Corporation Philanthropy, Bryn Mawr (vice president 1973-1976), Cosmopolitan.
Married Charles Robert Bardes, June 20, 1953. Children: Charles Leopold, Peggy Anne, Diane Lisa.