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The United Planning Organization was established on December 10, 1962 to plan and implement social services for the entire Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. With the advent of 1965's War on Poverty, the United Planning Organization became the designated community action agency for the District of Columbia and certain other localities in the area. Click here to learn more about UPO's rich history.
Today, UPO is governed by a 30-member volunteer Board of Trustees made up of representatives of the poor, representatives of elected officials, and representatives of major groups and interests.
The United Planning Organization (UPO) is the Community Action Agency for the District of Columbia, responsible for providing leadership, support and advocacy to advance the welfare of the residents of Washington, D.C. toward self-sufficiency and self-determination.
In cooperation with its delegate agency network, other community businesses and governmental agencies, UPO plans and implements social service programs to assist community residents.
UPO will do this with an emphasis on forming partnerships that can assist in reducing the incidence of poverty. Services provided by UPO, its delegate agencies and partners to meet this end are targeted toward: Economic Development, Employment, Education, Housing, Health and Nutrition, Self-Sufficiency, Emergency Services, Community Organization, Consumer Affairs, and Environmental Development.
--UPO 1995
UPO Board of Trustees
Members of UPO Board of Trustees pose during annual meeting.
Trustees represent a broadbase segment of the District of Columbia.
Officers
Mr. Russell D. Simmons, President
Honorable Annice M. Wagner, Vice President
Mr. Therman Walker, Treasurer
Mr. Benjamin Jennings, Secretary and Executive Director
Members
Mrs. Dorothy Akins
Ms. S. Kathryn Allen
Mr. Milton J. Bailey
Rev. Dr. William H. Bennett II
Mrs. Dorothy M. Brown
Mrs. Theresa F. Brown
Mrs. Carol W. Caldwell
Ms. Janice Eichhorn
Honorable Henry F. Greene
Mr. Richard A. Hamilton
Mr. Clyde E. Howard Jr.
Mr. Nathaniel Howard
Erias Hyman, Esq.
Ms. Christine A. Jennings
Mrs. Doris V. Johnson
Ms. Brenda Kelly
Ms. Carrolena M. Key
Ms. F. Alexis H. Roberson
Rev. Frank D. Tucker
Mr. Willie Vazquez
Mrs. Emma Ward
Ms. Daria P. Winter
UPO Staff
Executive Director Benjamin Jennings and Deputy Executive Director Gladys Mack
discuss program services during recent manager's meeting.
Executive Staff
General Counsel - Monica Scott Beckham
Public Policy Analyst - Theresa Howe Jones
Director External Affairs - Cheryl Christmas
Special Assistant to Executive Director - Dr. Larry DeNeal
Special Assistant to Executive Director - Jim Speight
Executive Assistant - Walter Murray
Evaluation Manager - Doris Stashenko
Public Information Officer - Harvey N. Johnson III
Director, Office of Technology - Ganna Grisphun
Director, Office of Preschool and Day Care - William D. Hughey
Director, Office of Community Programs - Vanessa Rawls
Director, Office of Human Resources - Robert Richardson
Director, Office of Operations - Wayne Thompson
Director, Special Operations - Lester Monica Wynn
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UNITED PLANNING ORGANIZATION
301 Rhode Islane Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-1826