CRGourd

Location:

Park Hill, OK

Date of Birth:

December 02, 1948

About Me:

Live in rural NE Oklahoma. Hold a PhD in anthropology from the U of KS. Vor the past thirty (plus) years, have been working with and for rural small Indigenous populations in North, Central and South …moreAmerica; Asia; Africa; and, East Asia. Most work with American Indian Tribes and Nations and rural NPO organizations. BIOGRAPHY NAME: Charles A. Gourd ADDRESS: 26393 S. Peaceful Valley Dr., Park Hill, OK 74451-2828 (918) 457-5377; cgourd@intellex.com CITIZENSHIP: United States of America; Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma PRESENT POSITION: President/CEO, Gourd and Associates; Vice-Chairman, Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town Economic Development Authority EDUCATION: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education, awarded a certificate of completion for the Senior Executives in State and Local Government June 2007; Babson College, Wellesley, MA, awarded Certificate of completion, Seminar for Entrepreneurial Educators, May 1997; Ph.D. - University of Kansas, anthropology, 1984; MPh - University of Kansas, anthropology, 1982; MA - University of Oklahoma, anthropology, 1974; BA, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK, history, 1971. PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: Development Specialist, Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Special Assistant to the Principal Chief and Ambassador-At-Large, Cherokee Nation to other Tribal governments; States of the Union; the Federal government, and other Nations. Work assignments included the US Department of State on the UN Draft Statement on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; the Tribal Water Rights Task Force of the Western States Water Policy Advisory Commission; International Free Trade Zones; multilateral trade agreements; the Rural Development Task Force, President’s Council on Sustainable Development; Executive Director of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission; peer review panels for multiple federal agencies; bilingual education in public schools; work projects in all areas of Indian tribal government and social service delivery; and, extensive work in economic development at local, state, federal and international trade. PRESENT WORK IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis, “Innovations in Community Development Finance; assist the Federal Reserve Bank, KS and OKC office on financial literacy; peer review panels (invited) to the US Department of the Treasury and HHS; market analysis for the Grass Roots Financial Fund; extensive experience in due diligence studies for large and small scale manufacturing facilities; work on studies and contracts in minerals assessment, oil and gas, and renewable energy; Key Expert for Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Babson College; and, training on Wall Street with multiple financial institutions on bond markets and intermediary financial instruments. AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS: Coleman Foundation Scholarship, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship ; Fannie Mae Fellowship to attend Senior Executives in State and Local Government, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Price-Babson Fellow, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, Babson College, MA, created a new curriculum model, “Cultural Entrepreneurship” which enables wealth creation in multi-cultural enclaves. Wells Fargo Housing Foundation, Certification Training, NeighborWorks Reinvestment Corporation: (1) Introduction to Planning in Native Communities; (2) Introduction to Housing Development in Native Communities; (3) Leveraging Resources for Housing and other Development Projects in Native Communities; (2) Building the Organizational Capacity of Native Nonprofits; (3) Developing Financial Education Programs in Indian Country; (4) Leveraging Resources for Affordable Housing; (5) Project Feasibility Analysis; (6) Rural Development Projects; (7) Strategic Planning Strategies for Regional Development; and, American Film Institute, Independent Film Makers Award ADDITIONAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: Chairman, Constitution Convention Commission, Cherokee Nation; Planning Commission, Atlanta History Center; Faculty, Sovereignty Symposium, Oklahoma State Supreme Court. REFERENCES AND FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Jim Wilson, State Senator 5 Plaza South St. Tahlequah, OK 74465 918.207.0500 Dr. Jeffry Timmons, Director, Price-Babson College Fellows Program Franklin W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship Babson College, Babson Park, MA John A. Sparlin Retired Economic Development Specialist US Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District Office POB 95 Bixby, OK 74008 918.369.5184 David Moore American Indian Field Coordinator US Department of Agriculture Rural Development 2005 S. 3rd Street, Suite A McAlister, OK 74502 918.423.7602, x 114 Enjoy outdoor activities: hunting, fishing, working

Expertise:

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Interests:

Research and development of social enterprises and "cultural" ent…morerepreneurship for wealth creation in areas of endemic poverty