Vee Copeland

Senior Policy Analyst (former, 2021-2025)

vee@upturn.org

Survives off of lumpia. Rogue social worker. Lover of the nap ministry.

Vee was a senior policy analyst at Upturn. They left the organization in 2025. Their research and policy interests included the use of data, technology, and surveillance within “child welfare” and criminal legal systems.

Vee’s work is rooted in a Black feminist abolitionist praxis and is primarily done in partnership with organizers and community based organizations. Vee recently received their Ph.D and has a MSW and B.A. in Psychology.