Cooley is president of an organization named Systems’ Companies. As such, she manages the company’s local and national projects in areas ranging from project coordination, vocational training, management consulting, and manufacturing. In the 1980s, she was the legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Wayne Dowdy, D-Miss. She serves on numerous professional and civic organizations. Cooley earned a B.A. degree in business administration from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota. |