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Detailed Biography for Richard Charles

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  • Born in Washington DC area of Swiss, Native American and British heritage.

  • Mother happy, self reliant, raised three sons and a daughter.

  • Father Penn State Electrical Engineer, Officer with Department of Navy Marshall Program after duty in Normandy, Okinawa and Korea, handy carpenter, built 3 homes, boat, retired early from ITE.

  • Learned bike, chess and pinochle, entered scouting in New Jersey, National Jamboree at Valley Forge.

  • Moved to Motown Detroit area in public elementary school, met Congressman, Judge, Councilmember.

  • Worked during school as paper boy, caddie, lifeguard, water safety & children's swim instructor, drugstore delivery driver.

  • Major workroom in junior high, Blue Ribbon for Solar Energy Science Fair Project, Burroughs Scholar, marching band sax, playwright & director, WOAK FM radio weekly news anchor.

  • Public high school National Honor Society Treasurer, National Merit Finalist, Honors English and Mathematics, Triple Varsity Swimmer, Cross Country, Drama, Football, Hootenanny guitar, Spanish, Naiad show, Can we be equal and excellent too?

  • Amherst College Bachelors in Psychology, Independent Honors study in Biology and Philosophy of Mind and Science, Varsity Swimmer, A Association Sportsmanship Award, Memorial Fellowship, successful congressional campaign: Movement for a New Congress, Drug Committee, Human Sexuality Program Counselor, Masquers, Dance Movement.

  • Worked in college food service, taught guitar, worked summers at Troy Plastics assembly line, Lexington summer day camp, Cambridge Design Research Plexiglas products, Heart Disease Research at Paine Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, New York Hospital.

  • California State University at San Francisco Master of Science: worked at Library, Research on Psychological Aspects of Heart Disease, Statistics Teaching Assistant, work study program, intern with Multi Culture Institute and Jefferson School District, Esalen and Wright Institute GREX Tavistock Conferences. Lifetime Community College Teaching Credential.

  • Started, funded and managed Aquarius House Inc: emergency housing and crisis intervention for 15 young adults a night up to 30 days, with American Youth Hostel, Churches, Haight Ashbury Switchboard, Huckleberry House, Langley Porter, Travelers Aid, UC Medical Center, Walden House and $20,000 grant from Rosenberg Foundation, many volunteers and donations, ADD+: Aquarius Drug Diversion project.

  • Psychological Services: consulted with Boys Ranches, Community Mental Health Centers, Hospitals, Juvenile Hall, Non Profits, Probation Department, Staffing, Unwed Mothers, American Psychological Association Convention.

  • Drug Diversion Coordinator, City County San Francisco, Sunset Mental Health, Court liason.

  • Pre med student, Cybernetics, work study financial aids office, computer research assistant for TV course on the Ascent of Man at City College of San Francisco.

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Neurology at the University of San Francisco.

  • Elected Director, Neighborhood Association, served two terms.

  • Math tutor, Bayview Hunters Point, Alpha Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter California College Honor Society Treasurer, President and delegate to State Education Convention.

  • Joined Merrill Lynch near beginning of bull market, in San Francisco, Palo Alto and San Mateo over ten year period, as Account Executive, Financial Consultant, Funds Manager, Small Business Consultant, Xerox Sales Course, Donald T Regan School of Advanced Financial Management: Applied Economics, Marketing, Taxes, licensed in Derivatives, Insurance, Real Estate and Securities, Award for second largest retirement account, Stanford accounts.

  • Stanford Academic Senate appointments as preceptor for: Options & Other Beasts, Investment, Financial Planning courses.

  • Taught College of Notre Dame course: Mind, Money, Market.

  • Golden Gate University Graduate School of Business: Accounting lectures.

  • DeAnza, Can~ada, Foothill lectures and panel on Finance.

  • White House Fellows application, invitation to Who's Who in Finance and Industry.

  • Trustee, Executor, Hamilton Estate, Educational Foundation.

  • Arbitration, Expert witness, experience with Family Court, Small Claims, Municipal and Superior Courts.

  • Toastmasters International: SRI Organon Club Treasurer, President, 3 times Toastmaster of the Year, Area Governor, Division Governor, Speakers Bureau, Speechcraft at Hillcrest Tower Road Youth Facility, clubs at Bogie, Dalmo Victor, Fluor, Lyons, Sunset Magazine, Xerox, earned Distinguished Toastmaster credential, awarded to fewer than 1%, Redwood City Peninsula Celebration Fourth of July Parade Announcer.

  • Founder & CEO: Stanford Capital, small business development and finance, White House Conference on Small Business.

  • Murray Rothbard Seminar on History of Economics, Austrian Credit Tax cycle seminar.

  • Oxford University Sabbatical, Templeton College of Management Studies, German, Oxford Computing Teaching Centre, Arthur Andersen IBM Oxford Entrepreneurs Award, All Souls College Strategic Seminar, St Catherine's College Seminar on Eastern Europe, Exeter College production of The Tower, Jan Hus play based on writings of Vaclav Havel, Magdalen College, Arthur Andersen, IBM Oxford Enterprise Award, Language for Leaders, Czechoslovakia Development Trust.

  • President and Chairman, St Matthews Mens League, Samaritan House, Peninsula Professional Network, Turning Point Shelter Network, Bridges, Foodbank.

  • Schneider's Apparel Retail Manager, Schneider's Properties Assistant Property Manager.

  • CSM Evening Real Estate student with A Average.

  • AD Banker Teacher of Insurance and Securities Pre-Licensing and Continuing Education.

  • Richard Charles Finance.

    Papers and Appearances:

  • Experimental Findings on Multicultural Cognitive Styles in the Classroom

  • $100,000 Funding Proposal for Aquarius Drug Diversion Plus

  • San Francisco Magazine article: est, Salvation or Swindle?

  • Channing House: the Capital Crisis

  • University of Delaware: Moneyworks Program

  • Paperworks Union on IRAs: Uncle Sam Won't Save for You

  • Peninsula Times Tribune: High Technology, Venture Capital

  • Buy T Bonds with 13%

  • Buy Gold under $300

  • San Mateo Board of Realtors: Small Business, The Future of America

  • San Jose Civic Club: Investment Outlook

  • College Reunion: How to Send your Kids through College

  • San Francisco Business Times: The New Investment Insurance

  • KITS Live FM with Laurie Thompson: Investment Concepts Interview

  • KABL FM Speaking Freely with Tom Winston: Awarded Citizen of the Day

  • KFRC Magic 61 AM On the Positive Side, with Robin Fahr and Larry Rochester: Investing in Growth Stocks

  • TV Channel 3 Alameda Highlights with Kay Hickox: Equity Leaders

  • Review of How to Make Money in Stocks by William O'Neil

  • Hedging Your Home with Zero Coupon bonds above 10%

  • Review of EuraBank CD ROM Database Product

  • AMEX Bank Review Essay: The Red & Black Game: A Lesson for Political Economy

  • Author, The Politics of Prosperity

  • Hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives 104th Congress: Replacing the Federal Income Tax

  • Lions Club: Flag Day

  • Kiwanis Club: Crime & Drugs

  • Service Corps of Retired Executives ACE: Venture Capital

  • Swiss American Chamber of Commerce: Adventures of a Swiss American Asset Strategist

  • Campaign for San Mateo County Community College Board of Trustees

  • Only candidate to spend less than $1000

  • SMCCCD Board Funding approved for Candidate Ballot Statement in English and Spanish, 19% of students Hispanic

  • Candidate Ballot Statement vetoed by County Counsel and Investigated by District Attorney's Office

  • Appealed to Superior Court, transcripts not provided for appeal

  • San Matean: Two Vacant Seats Draw Four Into Trustee Contest

  • The Independent: Four Candidates Vie for College Board

  • MPAC TV Channel 6 Education Forum with Makhoba Morojole: Let's Protect Our Shining Jewel: Our Community Colleges

  • San Mateo Times Editorial Board, 20 plus issues

  • Foster City Government Channel 27: School Board Elections Candidate Statement

  • Senior Adult Current Events Classes:

  • Hillsdale Manor

  • San Mateo Central Park

  • Millbrae Recreation Center

  • San Bruno Senior Center

  • South San Francisco High School 19th Annual Candidate's Fair

  • El Grenada Mid Coast Community Council Candidate's Night

  • Call 655 8562 for the candidate with an open mind



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