Matthew Charles

Adjunct Lecturer - SCS MPS - Project Management Program

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Education
University of Virginia - B.A.
Valdosta State University - Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University - MPA
Duke University - CERT

For over two decades, I have provided a suite of spokesperson and public and community/government relations, project management and negotiation services for a number of nonprofits, institutions of higher education, government organizations and small businesses and startups.I have served as deputy spokesperson for UVA, director of media relations for the UVA Darden School of Business and director of communications and public relations for Danville (Va.) Regional Foundation.

Bio and Featured Works

For over two decades, I have provided a suite of spokesperson and public and community/government relations, project management and negotiation services for a number of nonprofits, institutions of higher education, government organizations and small businesses and startups.

I have served as deputy spokesperson for UVA, director of media relations for the UVA Darden School of Business and director of communications and public relations for Danville (Va.) Regional Foundation. I have a background as an on-camera spokesperson and host in Los Angeles and served as a special investigator in New York City, investigating sex and drug crimes against children.

I am pursuing my JD from Purdue Global Law School and earned my doctorate in public administration with a focus on public policy/public affairs from Valdosta State University, Master of Public Administration degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and B.A. from the University of Virginia. I graduated from the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, UVA Sorensen Political Leaders & UVA Darden School Entrepreneurship, and Duke University Nonprofit Certificate programs and have completed coursework toward a Certificate in Leadership from the UVA Darden School of Business. I am a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) National Capital Chapter (DC/MD/VA) and hold my Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) certification — a mark of distinction, results-oriented outcomes and ethics in the public relations industry.

In August 2018, I was appointed to the Fulbright Specialist Communications and Journalism roster — a unique opportunity for U.S. academics and established professionals to engage in two- to six-week, project-based exchanges at host institutions across the globe where I was assigned to the Constitutional Court of Kosovo. My current appointment runs 2025-2028.

Books Dr. Charles authored include:

  • Crisis: A Global History
  • Shit Show: An Unexpected Life in Crisis and Risk Management (2nd Ed.)
  • Reputation Management: An Enterprise Risk Management Approach
  • How to Get Media Relations Through Storytelling: Leveraging the Power of Your Organization
  • Adaptive Dealmaking: A Handbook for Innovative Negotiation Techniques
  • Build Engaging Courses Faster: A Rapid Deployment Model for Instructional Design
  • How Local E-Government Shapes the United States and Builds Trust: Beginnings to 2015

About Matthew Charles

Expertise

Conflict & negotiations
Crisis Management
Project Management
Reputation Management
Risk Management

Languages

Latin
Spanish