Seemingly Charles’s life has taken two distinct tracks – first, he’s a non-profit and corporate executive who’s won over 35 awards for leading environmental sustainability programs, and second, he’s an accomplished writer and folk musician. Among his list of accomplishments include conducting an Arctic climate science expedition, developing numerous corporate sustainability strategies, authoring over 100 essays on culture, race, and identity, and working with Disney to transform the Mufasa motion picture film into a novel for readers ages 8-12. He lives in Oakland, California, or wherever there’s passionfruit lemonade or a good guitar riff.