Background
Charles, Cheryl was born on November 4, 1947 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Tom E. Charles and Irene Daughter of (Brown) Shelver.
non-profit and business executive
Charles, Cheryl was born on November 4, 1947 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Tom E. Charles and Irene Daughter of (Brown) Shelver.
Bachelor, University Arizona, 1969. Master of Arts, Arizona State University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1982.
Teacher Phoenix Union High School, 1969-1971. Staff associate Social Science Education Consortium, Boulder, Colorado, 1971-1972. Social studies department chairman Trevor Browne High School, Phoenix, 1972-1973.
Assistant director Essentia: Environmental Studies for Urban Youth, Olympia, Washington, 1973-1975. National director Project Learning Tree, Tiburon, California & Boulder, Colorado, 1976-1984. Executive director Project Wild, Boulder, 1981-1993.
President Sol y Sombra Foundation, Santa Fe, 1991-2000. Executive director Center for Study of Community, 1993-2000. Chief operating officer The Santa Fe Group, 1996—2001.
Owner Hawksong Associates. Principal investigator MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, 1993-1994, Bradley Foundation, Milwaukee, 1995-1999, Educational Foundation American, Westport, Connecticut, 1995-2000. Project director McCune Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1995-1997.
Senior director Birla Institute of Technology and Science, The Finance Services Roundtable, since 1997.
Member national advisory committee University Michigan College Engineering, East Lansing, Michigan, 1990-1993. National judge Seiko Youth Challenge, 1994. Board advisors Aspen (Colorado) Global Change Institute, since 1990.
Board trustees Hispanic Culture Foundation, Albuquerque, 1995-1998. President board trustees Windstar Land Conservancy, 1996-2000. Board trustees Windstar Foundation, 1987-2002.
Chair board trustees, 1995-2001. Member board directors Santa Fe Business Inculastor, 2002-2005. Member North America Association Environmental Education, National Council Social Studies, New Mexico First Town Hall, Northern New Mexico Grant Makers.
Married Robert E. Samples, September 15, 1973. 1 child, Stician M.