Judi Kaufman

is a long-time community activist, published poet, and entrepreneur. She has been active in the AJC (American Jewish Committee) for many years. She is also a member of the UCLA Board of Visitors. Judi was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in 1997. In 1999, Dr. Cloughesy and Judi co-founded Art of the Brain, an annual event that has raised over $700,000 for UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program’s brain cancer research. She is the author of several chapbooks; her first full-length book of poems, Passion and Shadow, was published two years ago. Judi lives in Los Angeles with her husband Roy; they have two daughters, Jennifer and Suzy.