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Charles King
Managing Director-Growth Development and Partnerships, Teach For America
Location: Little Rock, AR United States
Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013

About (request update)

Great communicator, Team builder, Great Development Leader

Life & Professional Aspirations:

To identify a path to stability for deserving HBCU's as the challenge to access and raise funds become more critical.

Education (request update)

Arkansas St Univ class of 1978

Undergrad Major: Psychology

Most Memorable Moment:

Numerous student leadeship roles and membership in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Webster University class of

Grad Major:

High School: Blytheville High School in Blytheville, AR class of 1974

Activities & Accomplishments:

ROTC, Red Razoo, Student Leader

Best Memories:

I had really great friends. We would always have lunch together, hand out at sporting events and travel on the weekends.

Experience

I currently work with Teach For America as Managing Director-Growth Development and Partnerships
I have 15 years of experience working in the Collegiate Faculty, Staff, Administration industry.

Managing Director-Growth Development and Partnerships | Teach For America
From January 2015 to Current • 11 year(s)
Manager of 5 person fundraising team responsible for statewide development, increased regional fundraising goal by over 20% mid-year.

Major Gifts Officer | Jackson State University
From January 2013 to December 2015 • 2 year(s)
Major Gifts Officer focused on gifts of $25,000 or more, identified and cultivated over $2,600,000 from Alumni and supporters within first ten months.

Executive Director and University Major Gifts Officer | Prairie View A & M Foundation and University
From January 2013 to December 2013 • 0 year(s)
Chief Executive Officer for Foundation leading $109 million Sports Complex Capital Campaign, secured over $100,000 in gifts within first 90 days.

Vice President of Institutional Advancement & Development | Langston University
From January 2011 to December 2013 • 2 year(s)
Chief development, communications and marketing officer for three campuses, managed staff of 29 employees across seven departments.

Executive Director | Langston Community Development Corporation
From January 2008 to December 2013 • 5 year(s)
Economic development Director for Town of Langston City, wrote grants resulting in over $4 million for economic development.

Affirmative Action / EEOC Director | Langston University
From January 2008 to December 2011 • 3 year(s)
Director of Affirmative Action/EEOC for university with 400+ employees and 3,000 students, successfully completed federal audit with no faults noted.

President | Arkansas-Mississippi Minority Business Council, Inc.
From January 1995 to December 2007 • 12 year(s)
President of 501(c)(3) organization serving two states, managed portfolio of over 300 minority businesses and developed annual Minority Business Trade Fair.

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