Background
Vradenburg was born in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of Beatrice and Judge Joseph Lerner. Both of those plays are accounts of Vradenburg"s time as an Alzheimer"s caregiver for her mother, who died of the disease in 1991.
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Trish Vradenburg
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Education
She graduated from Boston University in 1968, and became a speech writer for Senator Harrison A. Williams (Doctorate-New Jersey).
Career
She was a writer on three television shows. In addition, she wrote the novel Liberated Lady (1986) as well as the plays The Apple Doesn"t Fall… and Surviving Grace. Vradenburg is married to former America Online executive and venture philanthropist George Vradenburg.
In 2012, Capitol File magazine named Trish and George Vradenburg on their list of Washington"s top power couples for the philanthropy and advocacy efforts.
She also sits on the board of Theater J and District of Columbia Vote. She has also had opinion pieces published in several newspapers, including The Washington Post.
(2004-2010) which raised over $9 million for the Alzheimer"s Association. In 2010 they launched United States Against Alzheimer"s (USA2), an independent organization whose mission is to stop Alzheimer"s disease by the year 2020.
Achievements
Politics
Trish and George Vradenburg served as co-publishers of Tikkun (2002-2012), a bi-monthly English-language magazine that analyzes American and Israeli culture, politics, religion and history from a leftist-progressive viewpoint, and provides commentary about Israeli politics and Jewish life in North America.
Membership
President League of Women Voters, South Orange, New Jersey, 1980-1982.
Interests
Connections
Married George Vradenburg III. Children: Alissa, Tyler.
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United States