Committees and Committee Chairs

The following are standing and ad hoc committees of the Alumni Association, in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws. Committee membership is open to all alumni though chairs must be members of the Alumni Council. Many alumni volunteer their time on one or more committees. It’s also a great way to stay involved with Cooper Union, while having a lot of fun!

If you are interested in joining a CUAA Committee, where applicable, please see the committee’s page on this website, and feel free to contact the appropriate committee chair directly, or let us know (via email to contact@cooperalumni.org ) that you are interested. 

Committee Chairs for the 2023/24 Year

  • Annual Fund Committee:  Mariam Cantelmi Ar’95;
  • Nominating Committee:  Darrell Low EE’89
  • Communications Committee: Shannon Pultz A’93
  • Membership Committee: tbd
  • Awards Committee: tbd
  • Faculty/Student Liaison Committee: Mary K. Lynch, ChE 1982
  • Events Committee:  tbd
  • Elections Committee: tbd
  • Tellers Committee: 
  • Gano Dunn Award Committee: tbd
  • Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award Committee: tbd
  • John Q. Hejduk Award Committee: tbd
  • Peter Cooper Public Service Award Committee: tbd

Committee Chairs for the 2022/23 Year

  • Annual Fund Committee:  Mariam Cantelmi Ar’95;
  • Nominating Committee: Laura Spinner A’89
  • Communications Committee: Shannon Pultz A’93, Bernard Codd ChE’83
  • Membership Committee: Felicia Zusman BSE’98
  • Awards Committee:  Ciera Lowe ChE’14
  • Faculty/Student Liaison Committee:  Margaret Matz Ar’83
  • Events Committee:  Edwin DeLeon ChE’14
  • Elections Committee: Doug Sharrott EE’83
  • Tellers Committee: 
  • Gano Dunn Award Committee: Robert Marano EE’93
  • Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award Committee: Sascha Mombartz A’09
  • John Q. Hejduk Award Committee: Standish Lee Ar’11
  • Peter Cooper Public Service Award Committee: James Haywood Rolling, Jr. A’88

Committee Chairs for the 2021/22 Year

  • Annual Fund Committee:  Mariam Cantelmi;
  • Nominating Committee:  Mary K. Lynch ChE’82
  • Communications Committee: Shannon Pultz, Bernard Codd ChE’83
  • Membership Committee: Yvette Francis
  • Awards Committee:  Laura Spinner A’89
  • Faculty/Student Liaison Committee:  Claudia Giordano
  • Events Committee:  Edwin DeLeon
  • Elections Committee: Sim Blaustein
  • Tellers Committee: 
  • Gano Dunn Award Committee: Robert Marano EE’93
  • Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award Committee: Julian LaVerdiere
  • John Q. Hejduk Award Committee: Cristina Ross
  • Peter Cooper Public Service Award Committee: James Haywood Rolling, Jr. A’88

Committee Chairs for the 2020/21 Year

  • Annual Fund Committee:  Robert Marano EE’93
  • Nominating Committee:  Mary K. Lynch ChE’82
  • Communications Committee: Bernard Codd ChE’83
  • Awards Committee:  Laura Spinner A’89
  • Faculty/Student Liaison Committee:  Donato Giacalone AR’83
  • Events Committee:  Mark A. Vasquez, ME’88 
  • Tellers Committee: 
  • Gano Dunn Award Committee: Mark A. Vasquez, ME ’88
  • Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award Committee: Harry Chapman
  • John Q. Hejduk Award Committee: Lilly Zand AR’88
  • Peter Cooper Public Service Award Committee: James Haywood Rolling, Jr. A’88
  • Elections Committee: Shankar Venkataraman, BSE’03
  • Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Committee: Nils Folke  Anderson A’94, Carol Wolf A’84

Committee Chairs for 2019/20 Year

  • Annual Fund Committee:  Carol Wolf A’84, Kelly Smolar ME’07
  • Nominating Committee:  Kay Nordstrom ME’77
  • Communications Committee: Genevieve Martin A’11, Anthony Manganiello CE’06
  • Integrative Committee: Standish Lee AR’11
  • Awards Committee:  Laura Spinner A’89
  • Faculty/Student Liaison Committee: Mark O’Grady A’76, Donato Giacalone AR’83
  • Events Committee:  Nanwei Chen, CE 2013, Mark A. Vasquez, ME 1988
  • Tellers Committee: Athena DeNivo CE94, Malini Ramanarayanan ChE’00
  • Gano Dunn Award Committee: Darrell Low EE’89
  • Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award Committee: Carol Wolf A’84, Bill Wolf A’84
  • John Q. Hejduk Award Committee: Lilly Zand AR’88
  • Peter Cooper Public Service Award Committee: Mary Lynch ChE’82
  • Elections Committee: Shankar Venkataraman, BSE’03
  • Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Committee: Nils Folke  Anderson A’94, Karina Tipton CE’99, Carol Wolf A’84