EX-Liberia Presidential candidate appointed UPAC VP for Africa
The United People for African Congress (UPAC) has appointed Ambassador MacDella Cooper as the Vice President for Africa. Her appointment was announced by the President of the non-for-profit political organization, Dr. Sylvester Okere. The Congress said her appointment was due to her displayed political leadership, a strong advocate for community engagement and tireless philanthropic work […]
The United People for African Congress (UPAC) has appointed Ambassador MacDella Cooper as the Vice President for Africa.
Her appointment was announced by the President of the non-for-profit political organization, Dr. Sylvester Okere.
The Congress said her appointment was due to her displayed political leadership, a strong advocate for community engagement and tireless philanthropic work in Africa and the United States.
A statement by the President of UPAC, Dr. Sylvester Okere, Cooper will facilitate the opportunity for Diaspora and Millennial participation on political and economic development, good governance, unity, and equal opportunity in Africa.
He said: ‘’MacDella Cooper has been appointed based on her bold, tireless and tenacious hunger to bring sustainable development and world-class education across Africa,’’ said Dr. Sylvester Okere, President, and CEO at UPAC-USA".
Cooper, known to many as ‘’Liberia’s Angel” , was born in Monrovia, Liberia , in 1977. Raised in a family of comfortable means, Cooper’s life changed forever with the first Liberian Civil War in 1990. Among thousands who flew the conflict that killed more than 200,000, MacDella Cooper lived as a refugee in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) before migrating to the United States of America.
She is a Philanthropist and Founder of the MacDella Cooper Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of the Children and Women in Liberia . In 2017 MacDella Cooper ran for Presidency of Liberia.