Charles earned his B.A. in political science in 2008. During his years at UC Davis, he served on the board of directors of the Student Alumni Association and as a campus tour guide. As an alumnus, Charles currently serves as the President of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association Board of Directors being the youngest and first openly gay leader of the association. He previously served as the Executive Vice President of the CAAA Board of Directors, a leader of the Washington DC alumni group, a CAAA chapters committee member, as well as the CAAA awards subcommittee member. Charles currently works as the Senior of Public Policy Manager for Turo leading their US, Canada and UK public policy team. He has a decade of experience working in government affairs including working for the United States Congress and the University of California’s Office of the President.