Charlene Miles

Background

Miles, Charlene was born on December 4, 1928 in Pine City, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Albert and Katherine (Coakes) Banks.

Education

Associate of Arts, Shorter College, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1946. Certified, Buffalo (New York ) Beauty College, 1960.

Career

Technician, Posner Beauty Products, New York City, 1960-1963; instructor, Peter Piccolo Beauty School, Buffalo, 1974-1975; founder, president, Charlene's Unisex Salon of New York, Detroit, since 1975. Judge Student Cosmetology Association, Buffalo, since 1980. Founder, advisor Charlene Katherine National Hair Network.

Advisor, consultant Waiting 2 Exhale Salon Inc.

Membership

President Professionals Against Drugs, Detroit, since 1988. Corporation director Operation Push, Chicago, since 1987. Member St. John Baptist Church, St. James Baptist Church.

Member National Hairdressers Association, Pacesetters (outstanding service award 1984), Mary B. Tolbert Association, Beverly Area Planning Association, Coalition of 100 Women.

Interests

• Avocations: traveling, bowling, cruising.

Connections

Married James Dixon Junior, January 5, 1947 (divorced 1955). Children: James Walter II, Shirley. Married Joe Miles, April 21, 1955 (deceased).

1 child, Donell.

Father:

Albert Banks

Mother:

Katherine (Coakes) Banks

Spouse:

Joe Miles

Spouse:

James Dixon Junior

child:

Shirley Miles

child:

James Walter II Miles

child:

Donell Miles