Chuck McGrady
(828)697-4808 - Fax (828)692-9855
cmcgrady@hendersoncountync.org
Board of Commissioners Term Information
1st term
Current term expires Dec. 2008
December 6, 2004 first took office
Personal
Born March 6, 1953, Baltimore MD
Married to Jean Sokol McGrady
Two children: Steve at Virginia Tech.; Lisa at Hendersonville High School.
Education
BA with Honors, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN (1975)
JD cum laude, Mercer University, Macon, GA (1978)
Employment
Director Emeritus, Falling Creek Camp, Tuxedo, NC (1989-present) [A summer camp for boys which offers a wide variety of programs including whitewater canoeing, rock climbing, Indian Lore, environmental studies, tennis, soccer, swimming, horseback riding, and mountain biking.]
Executive Director, Environmental & Conservation Organization of Henderson County (1992-1994)
Senior Corporate Counsel, Contel Corporation, Atlanta, GA (1983-1992)
Legal Counsel, First Atlanta Corporation, Atlanta, GA (1980-1983)
Law Clerk, Judge Pierce Lively, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Cincinnati, OH (1979-1980)
Instructor of Law, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI (1978-1979)
Civic Activities
Henderson County Board of Commissioners, December 2004 – present
Board of Directors, Henderson County Board of Social Services, 2002-present, Vice Chairman 2004 –
Board of Directors, Sierra Club, 1997-2001, 2002-2005, President (1998-2000), Vice-President (2003-2004), Treasurer (2000-2001, 2002-2003), Secretary (2004-2005) plus numerous other offices and positions at the national, regional, and state levels.
Board of Trustees, Sierra Club Foundation (2002-2005)
Board of Trustees, John Muir Foundation (1996-2005)
Board of Directors, Friends of DuPont Forest (2002-2005), President (2003-2005)
Board of Directors, Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (1991-1998) (2007), President (1994-1996)
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Hendersonville (2002-2004), Member since 1994
Board of Directors, Four Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care (1998-2001) (2007-present)
Board of Directors, Children & Family Resource Center (2001-2007)
Board Member, Henderson County Planning Board, 1995-2001, Chairman 1998-2000
Council Member, Village of Flat Rock (1997-2001)
Board of Directors, Partners in Health Condominium Association (2000-present), President (2002-present)
Board of Directors, Henderson County Youth Leadership Program (2007 – present)
Board of Directors, American Camp Association (1998-2003), Vice-President (2001-2003), Standards Visitor (1994 – present)
Board of Directors, Muddy Sneakers, President (2007-present)
Trustee, Clean Water Management Trust Fund (2006-present) [Appointed by Governor Michael Easley]
Member, French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (2005-present) Chairman (2006 – present)
Board Member, Land-of-Sky Regional Council of Governments (2005-present)
Board Member, Georgia Department of Transportation (1992)
Member, NC Forest Council (1997-2000) [Appointed by Speaker Harold Brubaker]
Member, GA Environmental Advisory Council (1991-1992) [Appointed by Governor Zell Miller]
Member, 21st Century Transportation Committee (2007 – present) [Appointed by Governor Michael Easley]
Member, Leadership Hendersonville (Class of 1994)
Member, Greater Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce, Member since 1991
Board/Committee Assignments
Apple Country Greenway Commission
Downtown Hendersonville, Inc.
Social Services Board
Environmental Advisory Committee
Solid Waste Advisory Committee