Jennie Kassanoff

Jennie Kassanoff, a member of the Board of Trustees at Jacob’s Pillow, is a major philanthropist who came up with innovative ways to connect the dance center with the surrounding community. Jennie personally funded buses for Pittsfield residents to Pillow events and donated $1 million to the Pillow to create a community center and outreach program. The Adolph S. and Effie Ochs Chair in American Studies and History at Barnard College in New York, Jennie is a professor of English and directs the Program in American Studies. She is a supporter and advocate for many Berkshire culturals.