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Cheryl R. Cooper
Executive Director
National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
In June 2002, Cheryl R. Cooper joined National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) as Executive Director. Immediately prior to joining NCNW Ms. Cooper was chief of staff for AARP. In that capacity she directed the organization's Office of Strategic Planning, Board Support and Executive Staff Office. In this position she was instrumental in developing AARP's Board Governance Manual, which clearly defined the work of the Board versus that of management and outlined a Board self-assessment mechanism.
During her 12 years with AARP she also served as Director of Audit and Advisory Services. In this role she repositioned AARP's Audit Department and, within a three-year period, reviewed all major aspects of the organization's operations and endorsed service provider programs. These reviews resulted in the improvement of organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Ms. Cooper served as the administrator of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation from 1986 to 1990. At various points during her 28 year career she has also worked for the Coastal Corporation and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
A native of Washington, DC, Ms. Cooper graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Business Administration. She is a Certified Public Accountant. She attended two Harvard University Graduate School of Business executive education programs: Strategic Perspectives in Not-for-Profit Management and Performance Measurement and Management in Not-for-Profit Organizations.
Ms. Cooper is a director with The Alderwoods Group, a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ. She is also a member of the Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance committees.
Ms. Cooper's recent community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Washington Convention Center Authority, where she chaired the Finance Committee, and the Ellington Fund (Duke Ellington School for the Arts). She has also served on the Georgetown University African American Advisory Board, the Advisory Board of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), the Board of Governors of the DC Chapter Institute of Internal Auditors and as Treasurer of the DC Institute for Mental Health. She was a participant in the Leadership American Class of 1990, a program sponsored by the Foundation for Women's Resources. In October 2004, Ms. Cooper received the Samuel Halsey award from Georgetown University, an award given annually to an outstanding African American Alumnus.
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