Stamford Art Consultant/Entrepreneur Valerie A. Cooper
Wins Urban League of Southern Connecticut's
Woman of Power Award
Honored During
Women's Empowerment Summit
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Picture That Art Consultants Team Members from left:
Maria Almazan, Graphic Designer, Valerie A. Cooper, Principal, Corporate Art Consultant & Fine Art Appraiser, Tashina Johnson, Operations Analyst, Kimberlyn McKoy, Assistant Curator
Stamford, Connecticut (December 2014) Valerie A. Cooper, founder of Picture That LLC, a corporate
full-service art consulting firm, was recently honored by the Urban
League of Southern Connecticut (ULSC) as a recipient of its 2014 Woman
of Power Award for her commitment to diversity and inclusion in the
workplace.
Cooper was one of 17
female professionals recognized during a luncheon at the Women's
Empowerment Summit. Throughout the day, 400 women from the community
participated in the summit's career fair, panel discussions and
workshops.
A former executive at
Goldman Sachs, Cooper is well known for her successful transition into
the roles of art consultant and entrepreneur. Over the years, she has
established a niche for her business by making significant inroads into
Connecticut's health-care market. Picture That was a primary art vendor
for Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS), outfitting a new facility on
the New Haven campus. Picture That has also installed art in several
facilities for YNHHS's affiliates including Smilow Cancer Center, and
Bridgeport Hospital's Ahlbin Rehabilitation and Industrial Medical
Centers.
Valarie Schultz-Wilson,
President and CEO of the Urban League of Southern Connecticut, said the
organization "is extremely proud of Cooper's accomplishments. She is a
true woman of power and we're just very happy to be able to acknowledge
her for all of her hard work in the community."
Cynthia Mullins, Legal Counsel and Chief HR Officer of
Stamford-based JMW Consultants Inc. who served as a member of the summit
committee for ULSC's 2014 Woman of Power Award, noted that Cooper
"definitely represents a strong woman in our community, a woman who has a
lot of vision, a person who can reinvent herself (starting out with an
art gallery) but then she had the presence of mind to see where that
business was going."
During her 12 years as a purveyor of fine art, Cooper has garnered numerous honors including:
- 2014 Supplier of the Year, from the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC)
- 2014 Women Making an Impact Award, from the Fairfield and Westchester County Business Journals
- 2012 ARTS Award, from the Milford CT Chapter of The Links
- 2010 Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year, from the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)
- 2008 National Supplier of the Year Award-Northern Region, from the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
Cooper holds an MBA from
Columbia University; a certificate in Appraisal Studies for Fine and
Decorative Arts from New York University; and a Bachelor of Science from
Morgan State University. In 2012 she completed an Executive
Entrepreneur Program at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business.
Cooper is a member of the New England Appraisers Association and an
associate of the Appraisers Association of America.
A
native of Stamford, Cooper has engaged in community outreach for many
years. She serves on the Board of Directors for Norwalk Community
College Foundation and, during the past 10 years, her firm has
collaborated with the Stamford Center for the Arts to sponsor cultural
art exhibitions and museum visits for Stamford Public School Art
Students.
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From Left: Susan Johnson, Director of Diversity & Inclusion at The Hartford, Valerie A. Cooper, Corporate Art Consultant & Fine Art Appraiser, Deborah Elam, President of the GE foundation & Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Jackqueline J. McLean, DDS | 
From Left: Ann Mandel, Former NCC Foundation Board President, Valerie A. Cooper, Corporate Art Consultant & Fine Art Appraiser, Charlotte Suhler, Former NCC Foundation Board Secretary |
About Picture That LLC
Picture That LLC, also known as Picture That Art Consultants, was established in 2002 in Stamford, Connecticut, specializing in art consulting, appraisal, collection, management and curatorial services for corporations, healthcare organizations and academic institutions nationwide. The firm has assembled an extensive team of art professionals including designers, art handlers, appraisers, restoration specialists and fine art trained technologists. In addition, artwork by a diverse composite of established and emerging artists are used to implement award-winning solutions.
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