Bridgette is a member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, American Institute of CPAs, and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Bridgette is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Strategic Finance Magazine and President of West Windsor Lions Club. In 2015 she was awarded the Nazareth School of Management Distinguished Alumni Award, West Windsor Lion of the Year and was honored with receiving the Lions International Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. In 2016 Bridgette was honored as one of the Top 25 Leading Woman Entrepreneurs in New Jersey.
Bridgette is a member of US Masters Swimming, World Open Water Swimming Association, Marathon Swimmers Federation and Channel Swimming Association. She is the Event Director for the Lake Hopatcong Open Water Swim Festival, a charity event raising funds for animal rescue groups & K9 Teams, and The Finger Lakes Sampler staged swim event, where the proceeds benefit the Nazareth Swim Team. Bridgette focuses on marathon swimming and has participated in these events to raise awareness and funds for charities focusing on health & wellness, youth programs and animal rescue groups. Bridgette has completed multiple marathon swims, including Around Key West, Tampa Bay, Ederle, Manhattan Island, Catalina Channel, Cape May NJ Circumnavigation, AZ SCAR Challenge, Rottnest Channel, English Channel, 120 mile 8 Bridges on the Hudson Staged Swim, the first to complete the length of all 9 swimmable NY Finger Lakes, and the first to complete the 25.3 mile Lake Hopatcong NJ Perimeter Swim. Upon completion of the English Channel on September 18, 2014, Bridgette became the 103rd person in the world to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (Manhattan Island, Catalina Channel & English Channel). Bridgette was awarded the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Association Women of the Year and the 2015 Marathon Swimmers Federation Overall Performance of the Year by a Woman.
Bridgette resides in Lake Hopatcong, NJ with her husband, Bob, and many rescue pets. In addition to her career and marathon swimming, she enjoys speaking on her marathon swimming adventures and on how through visualization, positive thinking, learning from failure, team work, and embracing challenges you realize you can do just about anything.