Charles C. Allen Vice Mayor, South District 3, Seat A  (Term expires June 30, 2008) Contact Information

Education:

• Columbia University, School of Architecture, New York, NY,
  Master of Science in Urban Planning, June 1963
• Hampton University, Hampton, VA, Bachelor of Science, Architecture, June 1958

Military:

• ROTC Commission, June 1958
• 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, TX, 1958 - 1960
• USAR Captain (Retired) 1960 - 1967

Experience:

• Member, Newport News City Council - 1992 - Present
• Vice Mayor, City of Newport News, 1996 - Present
• Consultant - Urban Planning, Livas Group Architects, PC, 1991 - Present
• Deputy Director, City of Newport News, Dept. of Planning & Development, 1988- 1991
• Senior Vice President, Wendell Campbell Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL, 1975 - 1988
• VP & General Manager, The Soul City Company, Soul City, NC, 1974 - 1975
• Director, City of Gary, IN, Department of Development & Planning, 1968 - 1975 (Appointed by Mayor Richard G. Hatcher, July 1968) Urban Planner, Clarke & Rapuano, New York, NY, 1963 - 1968

Organizations:

Professional:

• Charter Member, American Planning Association (Member of the Board, 1979-1982)
• Charter Member, American Institute Certified Planners, 1979
• College of Fellows, American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP), 2004 - Present
• Committe Member - National League of Cities, Community and Economic Development Committee, 2003 - Present
• Committee Member - Virginia Municipal League, General Laws Committee, 2003 - Present
• Member, Lambda Alpha International, National Honorary Land Economics Society
• American Society of Planning Officials, 1967-1978 (Chairman, AIP/ASPO Joint Committee on Minority Affairs; Past Member of the Board 1971-1973)
• American Institute of Planners, 1977-1978
• National Association of Planners (President), 1976-1980
• Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, 1992-Present
• Transportation District Commission, Hampton Roads, 1999-Present
• Advisory Commission for Intergovernmental Relations, 1992-Present
• Chairman, Visual Quality Committee, 2000-Present

Other:

• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., (Life Member), 1955 - Present
• Board Member, Urban League of Hampton Roads, 1998 - Present
• Board Member and V.P., Hampton Roads 200+ 1997 - Present
• Board Member, Interracial Council for Business Opportunities, 1987 - 1995
• Board Member, Office of Human Affairs, Newport News, 1990 - 2000
• Charter Member, VA Peninsula Chapter, 100 Black Men of America
• Board Member, Hope Fair Housing of DuPage County, 1986 - 1987
• President, Chicago Chapter, National Hampton Alumni Association, 1987-1989
• Board Member, Ray Graham Association, 1988-1989
• Member Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, 2003
• Newport News - Isle of Wight Regional Advisory Board, Old Point Financial Corporation, 2006 - Present

Achievements:

Professional Papers:

• Housing Opportunity and The Planner: Urban Renewal Policies, Housing and The Planner, American Society of Planner Officials, 1970
• The View from the Black Community, Planning Advisory Service Report Number 274, American Society of Planning Officials, November 1971

Professional Conference Participation:

• American Society of Planning Officials, National Planning Conference, 1970,1971
• National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials National Conference, 1971
• University of Chicago, Center for Urban Studies Metropolitan Forum, 1971
• American Society of Public Administrators, Conference on Public Administrations, Impact of Housing Technology and Analysis of Public Policy, 1972
• Conservation Foundation, Symposium on National Parks for the Future, 1972
• Thorne Ecological Institute, Seminar on the Environmental Arts, 1973
• American Institute of Planners, 51st Annual Conference, Planning Frontiers Panel: New Towns and Public Policy, 1974
• White House Conference on Balanced National Growth and Economic
• Development, Public Forum Theme Number 5: Government and the Management of Growth

Awards and Certificates:

• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Gary Alumni; Distinguished Kappa Award, 1971
• Departmental Head of the Year, Gary, IN, 1972
• Gary Jaycees, 1973 Good Government Award
• Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc., Public Service Award, 1974
• Commendation Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Gary, IN, 1973
• Who's Who Among Black Americans, 1975-1981
• Outstanding Person Award, DuPage County Chapter, NAACP, 1978
• Outstanding Twenty Year Alumnus, Hampton University, 1978
• Citation, City of East St. Louis 1982
• Chapter Appreciation Award, Maywood-Wheaton Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 1989
• Certificate of Achievement, Hampton-Newport-News Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 1989
• Community Honors, Madame Daniels School, Newport News, 1990
• Distinguished Citizen Award, Zeta Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 1992
• Award of Achievement, Hampton - Newport News Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 1992
• Citation for Leadership in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Hampton University, 1994

Family:

• Dr. Sallie Tucker Allen - Wife
• Caren and Charles Allen, Cecilia and Nathaniel
• Lisa and John Allen and Lindsey
• Monique and David Symons