Charlotte Strickland
Lifelong Educator and Encourager
Charlotte Strickland is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas. She earned a Business degree from the University of Central Arkansas and a Masters degree in Higher Education from the University of South Carolina. For over twenty five years Charlotte has worked in Higher Education coordinating Orientation, Ethics and Leadership academic courses, Greek training and Leadership training seminars. In 1989 Charlotte was invited to join the company, Designs for Development, specializing in training student leaders. She traveled across the country working with students and university employees. In 2002 Charlotte founded her own company, Strickly Speaking. In addition to college campuses, her audiences now include churches, civic groups, state/federal agencies, and corporations. Charlotte currently serves as UCA’s Education Seminar Coordinator. She provides campus-wide training on subjects such as Diversity, Customer Service, Sexual Harassment and Leadership. In addition to the ongoing training seminars, she annually teaches a Diversity course for the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Education.
Charlotte enjoys speaking immensely and approaches each audience with energy, enthusiasm, and sincerity. Her goal is for each person to leave the presentation with personal value, a renewed spirit and hope for whatever facet of life he/she is dealing with.
Charlotte and her husband, Mark, reside in Conway, Arkansas with their three children – Reed, Connor, and Alyssa. They are active in their church, sports and family activities.
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