Patricia Wright has been named the new director of Arlington Human Service Planners. AHSP task forces investigate emerging community needs and develop solutions. AHSP is a partnership of Tarrant County United Way, Arlington community volunteers and the City of Arlington. 

Wright formerly was the executive director of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Sedgwick County, a nonprofit organization in Wichita, Kansas, providing court-appointed child advocates to ensure that children have safe and nurturing homes. She holds a bachelor's degree in environmental and urban systems from Virginia Tech and a master's degree in urban and environmental planning from the University of Virginia. 

Wright replaced former AHSP Director Ashley Owen, who resigned to take a position with United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.