Erskine Faush, Jr, Chuck to most everyone is a gifted communicator and consensus builder whose experience speaking to small and large audiences began as a youth and sharpened over time and environments. He has uniquely positioned his skills to story tell and galvanize a call to action from idea to execution. He has the respect of his peers in public, private and non profit arenas having led teams in transformative and catalytic projects and programs. As a broadcaster, he produced content and programing for national networks and reformatted for a media platform for Alabama Power, a Southern Company. Serving as Chief of Staff for the City of Birmingham, Alabama, community & economic development teams and stakeholders developed $1B in infrastructure new builds and refurbishments throughout the city. He led local and international teams that produced a multi city Civil Rights campaign resulting in a Historic National Park Monument designation by President Barack Obama.  The designation secured national funding in perpetuity for the City of Birmingham. As a member of the senior leadership team of Summit Media, he established an event and digital business. The number of of owned and operated properties grew from nine to thirty two stations. He led the executive team in erasing a $1M in debt and raising the highest single year gift total as Chief Development & Innovation Officer for the Chicago Urban League. Most recently, Chuck stood up and led the Community & Economic Development Team at Nicor Gas, a Southern Company with more than $1B in investments secured from new companies locating in Illinois. While at Nicor his team was awarded the International Economic Development Council Bronze and Silver Awards for Innovative and Public Private Partnerships respectively. Chuck has the ability to ideate and scale. He leads by example and empowers others. In his words, he surrounds himself with much smarter people who see the end before they begin.