Chuck is a native Appalachian who spent the first 22 years of his life in West Virginia. Before joining Generation Citizen as the organization’s Associate Director, Coalitions & Policy Research, he worked in policy research and consulting for National Journal Research, and spent five years in Nashville working in advocacy and coalition building throughout the entire state of Tennessee.

Chuck is a graduate of Shepherd University and Michigan State College of Law, where he taught First Amendment law to high school students. He currently lives in Northern Virginia with his beloved wife, Kristen.