Montclair Resident Joins Senior Housing Association Hall Of Fame

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Montclair resident who founded Bloomfield-based Juniper Communities has been inducted into the American Senior Housing Association Senior Living Hall of Fame.

Lynne Katzmann joined a roster of just 11 other people in the hall of fame during a ceremony in Palm Desert, California last month. On hand to present the award was her son, Andrew, who also works in the senior housing industry as a senior analyst with Columbia Pacific Advisors.

According to a news release, Katzmann founded Juniper Communities 31 years ago when she was just 32-years-old with no money. The senior citizen assisted living network now has 22 properties in three states, employs more than 1,550 people and generates nearly $100 million in annual revenue.

It’s not the first honor for Katzmann, who earned the McKnight’s Senior Living Women of Distinction Awards’ inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2019.

Katzmann is a resident of Montclair, where she resides with her partner, Ed Goodell. She is a graduate of Cedar Grove High School; received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Tufts University, and a doctor of philosophy degree from the London School of Economics.

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