Cristina Ross

Cristina Ross AR'81 is an architect practicing in New Canaan, CT. In her career as an architect, Ross has worked with corporate, healthcare, education, and residential clients. She has also worked in historic preservation; this work inspired her book Midcentury Houses Today (Monacelli Press, 2014). Prior to setting up her own practice, Ross worked for several architectural firms and in corporate management of construction and design for J.P. Morgan. She is a founding partner at Corporate Facilities Consultants in Norwalk, CT.  

Ross is a longstanding active member of the Cooper Union Alumni Association. She has also dedicated much of her time to community involvement in New Canaan, as a member of the Parks & Recreation Commission, Town Council, Board of the Nature Center, Republic Town Committee and the Women’s Republican Club. She also served on the Hospital Foundation in Norwalk.

Ross’s husband, Martin Ross, M.D., is a fellow Cooper Union alumnus.

Role: Alumni Trustee
Elected to the Board: 2018
Class Term: 2022
Term Limit: 2022

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