Running for: Vice-President Alumni Activities, Alumni Council, Nominating Committee

Tai Blanche A’95

Personal Statement

I’m honored to be nominated for the role of VP Alumni Activities. If elected, I plan to provide valuable contributions to the Cooper Union Alumni Association and to the Art, Architecture, and Engineering Schools. I will support Peter Cooper’s vision to provide full-scholarship, high-quality education to all members of society, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or gender. To ensure the success of students and alumni, I will create opportunities for us to connect, to share, and to collaborate. I plan to foster a mentorship program to advance the personal and professional development of recent graduates and mid-career alumni. To build community, I plan to engage and open dialogue between the three schools for fruitful collaboration. My goal is to enrich the lives of the Cooper Union community and beyond.

Biography

Tai Blanche (A’95) is an artist, an award-winning culinary & lifestyle art director and graphic designer. Her work is seen in numerous books and websites. Tai is integral to brands such as Betty Crocker, Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart, and authors such as Pati Jinich, Rose Beranbaum, Valerie Bertinelli and many others. She currently works at HarperCollins Publishers. She previously worked at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Wiley, DK Publishing, and Simon & Schuster. Her artworks are collected by her patrons and are held in private collections.

In 2022-2023, Tai served Cooper Union as a CUAA Student/Faculty Liaison.