Council

The Cooper Union Alumni Association Council, Executive Committee, Alumni Trustees, and Nominating Committee are nominated and elected annually in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Cooper Union Alumni Association. These documents also include the responsibilities of each officer and each committee and responsibilities that the CUAA has to its members.

The Constitution was updated during the 2015-2016 Year and approved by the full alumni body during the 2016 CUAA Election.  2016-CUAA-Constitution  Page explaining the Constitution Changes  2016 Constitution FAQ  The Bylaws were updated during the 2021/2022 council year and approved at the May 2022 Council Meeting.   CUAA_By-Laws_2022-05-11

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Executive Committee

The Executive Committee oversees the affairs of the Cooper Union Alumni Association in accordance with policies established by the Alumni Council and its governing documents.

Officers serve on the Executive Committee

President: Ron Vogel ChE’01  Term is July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025

Officers below have the term July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

Executive Committee

Secretary: Andrew Keene CE’17

Treasurer: Bernie Codd, ChE’83

Vice President Faculty-Student Liaison: Mary K. Lynch, ChE’82

Vice President of Alumni Activities: Claudia Giordano A’76

Nominating Committee Chair: Anna Brook BSE’04

The Annual Fund Chair also serves on the Executive Committee

Annual Fund Chair: Mariam Cantelmi, AR’95

The Communications Committee Chair also serves on the Executive Committee

Communications Committee Chair: Jennifer Collins A’93

Immediate  Past Presidents serve on the Executive Committee for one year following their term as President

Alumni Trustees serve on the Executive Committee and on The Board of Trustees

Anna Brook BSE’04 (newly elected in May 2024), Avery Singer A’10 (newly elected in May 2024)
Lou Manzione ChE’75 (Term began in 2021 and ends in 2025)
Anthony Ianno EE’85 (Term began in 2022 and ends in 2026)
Stephen Welby ChE’87 (Term began summer 2023 and ends in 2027)
Marshall Rafal ChE’63 (Term began summer 2023 and ends in 2027)
James Haywood Rolling, Jr. A’88 (Term began winter 2024 and ends in 2028)

Alumni Council

The Alumni Council oversees the development and management of a broad range of programs, events and services that enable alumni to maintain strong relationships with their fellow alumni and with Cooper Union. They provide motivation and leadership to encourage strong financial support from alumni and recognize and promote the achievements of Cooper Union alumni who have excelled in their fields and in their commitment to the college.

The Alumni Council meets at least four times a year, and Council Members are encouraged to actively participate in alumni and college events, programs and committees.

Council 2021-2024	Council 2022-2025	Council 2023-2026	Council 2024-2027
Mariam Cantelmi, AR’95 Patricia Reddington, ME’91 Donato Giacalone, AR’83 Scott Lyne, ChE’92 Rachel Whitlow, A’94 Brian Rose, A’79 Jean-Ulrick Désert, AR’85 Sascha Mombartz, A’09 Miriam Vidal Meulmeester, CE’93 Shannon Pultz, A’93 Bernie Codd, ChE’83 James Haywood Rolling Jr., A’88	Frank Cantelmi, ME ‘93 Alan Ho, CE ‘09 Ciera Lowe, ChE ‘14 Shiori Taylor Sasaki, AR ‘14 Linda Farber-Strong, A ‘92 Andrew Keane, CE ‘17 Peter Lynch, AR ‘84 Doug Sharrott, EE ‘83 Claudia Giordano, A ‘76 Standish Lee, AR ‘11 Chris Mignano, ME ‘21 Felicia Zusman, BSE ‘98	Mary Lynch ChE’82 Kelly Smolar MME’11 Michelle Lederer AR’92 Sanjna Rao ChE’22 Barry Drogin EE’83 Maria Giudice A’85 Harry Donas ChE’83 David Ellison AR’83 Michael David Brathwaite A’78 Patrick Gervin AR’88 Robert E. Buxbaum ChE’76 Rich Krivo E’90	Anthony Manganiello CE’06 Kelly Occhiuzzo-Zack A’90 Roni Benjamini CE’96 Sim Blaustein ME’99 Barry Verstaendig CE’03 Scott Lyne ChE’92 Mariam Cantelmi AR’95 Rachel Whitlow A’94 Jennifer Collins A’93 Brian Rose A’79 Donato Giacolone A’83 Dr. George Saviano PH’71

Past Presidents

Past Alumni Trustees

Jacob Alspector AR’72 Nils Folke Anderson A’95 Carmi Bee AR’67 Don Blauweiss A’61 Michael Borkowsky ME’61 Peter Cafiero CE’83 John Clarke AR’66 Susan Eisenberg CE’62 Mark Epstein A’76 John Leeper AR’85 Charles Morgan ME’68 Margaret Matz AR’83 MaryAnn Nichols A’68 Paul Nikulin CE’06 John Roswell ME’69 Peter Saltini AR’70 Carl Selinger CE’67 Robert Tan AR’81 Robert Wagner ME’59 Willard Warren EE’50

Cristina Aguirre-Ross, AR’81 Jacob Alspector AR’72 Arnold Arlow A’54 Carmi Bee AR’67 Don Blauweiss A’61 Michael Borkowsky ME’61 John Clarke AR’66 Tom Driscoll ME’77 Ron Drucker CE’62 Susan Eisenberg CE’62 Mark Epstein A’76 Ray Falci ME’86 Edward Feiner AR’69 Audrey Flack A’51 Steven Gerrard ME’67 Leslie Gill AR’82 Elizabeth Graziolo AR’95 Aftab Hussain ME’97 Alex Katz A’49 Peter Katz A’76 Lynn Lander ChE’60 Scott Lerman A’81 Roger Mosconi A’67 Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe A’75 Edgar Mokuvos EE’78 Larry Ng EE’78 Peter Saltini AR’70 William Sandholm CE’63 Lee Skolnick AR’79 Kevin Slavin A’95 Sandra Spaeth A’68 Robert Tan AR’81 Roger Tucker III A’74 Anthony Tung AR’72 Willard Warren EE’50 Carol Wolf A’84

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee is elected from a slate of candidates nominated at the February Council meeting by the standing CUAA Council members. One position is held by the most recent past CUAA president. The remaining positions may be held by any alumni, regardless of their current position on the council.

Committee Chairs

Committee Chairs, with the exception of the Nominating Committee, are appointed by the President from the body of current council members. The Nominating Committee Chair is held by the person who received the highest number of votes in the nominating committee election.

For all Committee details, see the Committee Page.  Anyone – council members or general alumni may serve on a committee. Only Council members can chair the standing committees, any alumna may chair an Ad Hoc committee.

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