Union @ Cooper Union
Union @ Cooper Union is a union of full-time and part-time clerical, administrative, technical and buildings and grounds maintenance staff with over 120 members employed at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. We are a self-governing union whose elected officers and area reps volunteer to serve on the Executive Committee that represents its members. To contact the UCU Executive Committee, email memberucu@gmail.com
Executive Committee
Benefits Officer
Christian Carter
Lab Technician: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Departments
Discipline Officer
Toni Burrell
Assistant Director, Center for Career Development
Grievance Officer
Inessa Shkolnikov
Design Director
Negotiations Officer
Matthew Bower
Communications Specialist
Outreach Officer
Sam Draxler
Special Initiatives Coordinator, School of Art
Secretary
Cecilia Cammisa
Assistant Director, Major Gifts & Gift Planning
Treasurer
Simone Meltesen
Operations Manager, Continuing Education
Area Representatives
Area 100 - School of Engineering, Saturday Program, CURF, The Writing Center, Humanities
Representative: Brian Yudin | Student Shop/Mechanical Engineering Design Studio Technician
Area 200 - Schools of Architecture and Art
Representative: Lea Cetera | Adjunct Instructor, School of Art; Technical Assistant, Art and Architecture Shop
Area 300 - Building and Grounds
Representative: Dean Gunnison | Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds
Area 400 - Admissions, Development, Continuing Education, External Affairs, Student Services
Representative: Crystal Ortiz | Assistant Director, Special Events
Area 500 - Business Office, Computer Center, Design Center, Office Services, Library, Lubalin Center, President’s Office
Representative: unfilled position, please contact memberucu@gmail.com