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Ambassador Charles Stith provides the Seniorlink Board of Directors with a wealth of experience and cross cultural and ethnic perspective so important when helping elders from varied backgrounds. Prior to assuming his present position as the Director of the African Presidential Archives and Research Center at Boston University, Mr. Stith served as Ambassador to Tanzania, Africa. Ambassador Stith is a graduate of Baker University, the Interdenominational Theological Center’s Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, and Harvard University Divinity School (Th.M). He is the founder and former National President of the Organization for a New Equality (O.N.E.), which focuses on expanding economic opportunities for minorities and women. He was one of the architects of the regulations redefining the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which has resulted in nearly $2 trillion in credit and capital for low and moderate income communities and communities of color. Prior to heading O.N.E., he was the Senior Minister of the historic Union United Methodist Church in Boston. He was an appointee of Senate Minority Tom Daschle to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. In addition, he has been an adjunct faculty member at Boston College and Harvard Divinity School. He has served on the National Advisory Boards of FannieMae and Fleet InCity Bank, the editorial board of WCVB-TV, and the boards of West Insurance, Inc and the Wang Center for Performing Arts, among others. Ambassador Stith is the author of Political Religion (Abingdon Press, 1995) and many articles, which have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Denver Post, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, USAToday, the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and the Chicago Sun Times. | 