Judith Giuliani | |
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Judith Giuliani, 2006
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Born |
Judi Ann Stish December 16, 1954 Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Residence |
New York City The Hamptons |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Pennsylvania State University New York University |
Occupation |
Registered nurse Sales representative Fundraiser |
Known for | Wife of former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani |
Spouse(s) | Jeffrey Ross (1974-1979) Bruce Nathan (1979-1992) Rudy Giuliani (2003-present) |
Children | Daughter, Whitney Nathan |
Parent(s) | Donald and Joan Stish |
Judi Ann "Judith" Stish Ross Nathan Giuliani (born December 16, 1954) is an American registered nurse, fundraiser for charitable organizations, former Managing Director of Changing Our World, founding board member of the Twin Towers Fund, and the wife of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. She was also actively involved in coordinating assistance efforts at Pier 94 following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Born Judi Ann Stish, she is a native of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, a town known for its coal mining economy. Her family is Roman Catholic; the surname was originally Sticia and of Northern Italian origin. Her father, Donald Stish, Sr., was a circulation manager for The Philadelphia Inquirer, and her mother, Joan Ann (Ososki), who is of Polish heritage, is a homemaker. She had an older brother, Donald, Jr., who died in 2004, and has a younger sister, Cyndy. Her parents still reside in the same home where she grew up in Hazleton.
She graduated from Hazleton High School in 1972, where she participated in the Future Nurses Association, the Literary Society, the tennis and ski clubs, and the Diggers Club, a volunteer service organization. Interested in both the human and scientific aspects of the field, she attended a two-year nursing program, affiliated with Pennsylvania State University, at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and graduated with a registered nurse diploma on September 1, 1974. She credits her decision to become a registered nurse as "one of the most practical, wonderful ones I ever made…because, aside from the science, you learn crisis management, decision making, prioritizing…"