Irene Chu

Irene is a graphic designer with over 30 years of experience working on her own, primarily with educational institutions and other mission-driven organizations. She started her career on Wall Street with J.P, Morgan’s in-house design department, created to standardize and oversee their corporate communications worldwide. After moving back to the Boston area, she worked as project manager and senior designer for Shepard Quraeshi Associates, a multidisciplinary design firm. Irene’s interest in education has also led her to the classroom: She has taught graphic design at Cooper Union, the School of Visual Arts, and the Portland School of Art (now Maine College of Art). Irene graduated from CA in 1976, and received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an MFA from Yale University. She served on CA’s Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1995, and was vice president of the Alumnae/i Association and chair of alumnae/i giving. She is currently a parent co-chair of CA’s faculty-staff appreciation luncheons and a member of the Parent Annual Fund Committee. Irene lives in Lincoln, Mass. with her wife, Cindy DeChristofaro, and their two children, Sofie ’20, and Nicolas ’22.