Joan Friedman worked in Manhattan, New York as a Jewish Chaplain for six years.
 She also worked as the Jewish chaplain at Colgate University for six years, as a congregational rabbi in Bloomington, Indiana for five years, and on the faculties of Colgate and American Universities. 
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located on 575 acres (2.08km) in Hamilton Village, Hamilton Township, Madison County, New York, United States. 
