Chuck lives in Chicago, IL.
After thirty years working in corporate management, leading large organizations such as Amana Refrigeration and small start-ups such as Breakthrough to Literacy, Chuck’s last ten years have been focused on generative education, particularly effective literacy environments for children ages 3-11. Generative learning environments enable both the leaders and the learners to maintain their wholeness and agency. For more background on generative community building and education, see https://tinyurl.com/cpetersia
While he was active in leadership positions in many community organizations such as United Way, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and Junior Achievement, Chuck has focused on education with 4 years on the board of trustees of Springhouse (www.springhouse.org),10 years as chair of Foundations in Learning, 27 years on the Coe College Board of Trustees (3 as Chair), 26 years on the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Board of Advisors, several years on the board of the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa, and three years as the Chair of the Board of Advisors for the University of Iowa College of Education.