Sidney Elizabeth Ann Cooley

Background

Cooley, Sidney Elizabeth Ann was born on December 20, 1953 in Williamston, South Carolina. Daughter of Hilton Vance Gary Junior and Elizabeth (Pruitt) Cooley.

Education

Bachelor, Furman U., 1976; Master of Science, University of Virginia, 1978; Master of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1984.

Career

Teacher, The Brookstone School, Columbus, Georgia, 1978-1979; instructor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, 1979-1984; engineer transmission systems, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1984-1988; engineer switching systems, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1988-1990; engineer data communications services, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, since 1990.

Achievements

• Sidney Elizabeth Ann Cooley has been listed as a noteworthy Engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Leader Explorer Boy Scouts American, Columbus, 1978-1979. Clarinetist Bell laboratories Sinfonia, 1984-1991. Campaigner New Jersey Democrats, Long Branch, 1988, 89.

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Trust for History Preservation, Sierra Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: old house renovation, clarinet, photography, traveling, cooking.

Connections

Married L. John Toumaras, June 22, 1991.

Father:

Hilton Vance Gary Cooley Junior

Mother:

Elizabeth (Pruitt) Cooley

Spouse:

L. John Toumaras