Shymora Cooper

Shymora Cooper is a lifetime resident of Charlottesville, VA. Shymora’s life experiences as well as her work career have afforded her opportunities and inspired her to educate, advocate, encourage, and support other low income families. It is her passion and motivation as a community activist to assure that the oppressed, underserved, and disenfranchised families in her community not be uninformed or misinformed; that they have the same opportunity as all other citizens.

Shymora’s professional and personal history has given her the experience in coordination of family life skills including health and financial services. She takes advantage of workshops, classes and as many informational sessions as possible to remain informed of area resources.

She is the proud mother of three children ranging in ages 10 to 17; they attend Charlottesville Public Schools. A former public housing participant Shymora has been blessed through hard work and financial discipline to become a homeowner. She is employed at Charlottesville Redevelopment & Housing Authority as its Housing Quality Inspector; a job that further allows her to be closely engaged with low income families.