Background
Cooper, Susan Lee Gensel was born on May 2, 1941. Daughter of John Pershing and Doris Olive (Tonk) Oder.
institutional advancement administrator
Cooper, Susan Lee Gensel was born on May 2, 1941. Daughter of John Pershing and Doris Olive (Tonk) Oder.
Bachelor, University California Riverside, 1964. Master of Library Science, University Southern California, 1971.
Head serials technical processing and automation University California Riverside, 1964-1970. Head research library Cold Harbor (New York ) Laboratory, 1972-1977, director marketing and libraries, 1978-1987, director public affairs, information services, 1988-1994, director public affairs, development and libraries, 1994-1997. Director institutional advancement Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, New York, 1997—2005, vice president, 2003—2005.
Principal Cooper Management Consultant, since 2005. Personal assistant Harry Chapin, folk-singer and composer, 1976-1981. Library consultant Performing Arts Foundation Long Island, 1975-1980, secretary to board trustees, 1975-1980.
Library consultant Otisville, Incorporated, New York York, 1983-1984.
Member State Task Force on Planning Library. Development on Long Island, 1976—1978. Delegate Governor's Conference on Libraries, 1978.
Campaign chairman Republican for Sammis, Huntington, New York, 1983. Member vestry St. Luke's Episcopal Church, since 2000, senior warden, 2004. Board directors Sound Adirondack Growth Alliance, since 1998, Huntington Township Chamber Foundation, 1992—1997.
Member American Library Association, Special Libraries Association (chapter president 1976-1977, division president elect 1978-1979), Medical Theatre New York (director 1975-1977), Suffolk County Library. Association, Nassau Library. Association, Long Island Library.
Resources Council (president 1975-1977), Rotary Club Saranac Lake (board directors, president since 2003), Beta Phi Museum.
Married William E. Gensel, March 30, 1961 (divorced December 1981). Children: Douglas, Robert. Married Robert E. Cooper, September 21, 1985.