Alwin Cooper

Alwin “Lerry” Cooper, a part-time project educator in 2011, took on a wider role in 2012, and has been a key educator in 2013-2015 and 2020, teaching the teens how to work with the fabric, glue, decorative materials, etc. to bring their designs and the master artist’s designs into being. He is a record producer and event promoter, as well as an advisor on the West Indian Celebration Committee and President of The Mad Man Crew Mas Band that performs in the West Indian Parade every year. Mr. Cooper is a founding member of Connecticut International Cultural Carnival Association (CICCA), serving as its Director of Administration and Planning for several years. From Trinidad, he has produced costumes for carnivals in Hartford; Toronto; New York; Jamaica; Boston; Orlando; Washington, DC; Atlanta; and Trinidad.