Charles offers clients insight into media advocacy - the intersection of communications and public policy. Combining his interest in public affairs and his training in public and media relations, he helps businesses, organizations and associations harness the energy of supporters and change minds and policies. He contributes to several account teams, including NC Go! and Americans for Balanced Energy Choices.
He brings almost a decade of experience in media advocacy, public relations and public affairs to our client work, particularly in the nonprofit sector. Most recently, he served for more than three years as communications manager for the American Heart Association, where he helped oversee media relations, internal communications and promotion of advocacy activities for a national health association. He also worked in public affairs at Ignition Strategic Communications and Hill and Knowlton in Washington, DC, for clients such as Pfizer and McNeil Consumer.
He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. degree in communications.