Tutor of:
SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE
English: English, Literature, Writing Instruction
Admissions Counseling: Application Consulting, Law School Counseling
Charles holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Vassar College and an MFA from Columbia University, where he was a Hertog Research Fellow and held a departmental fellowship.
Charles was centrally involved in the development and launch of the AT Foundation’s flagship programs, including the Math Prize for Girls—the world's largest monetary prize in a mathematics competition exclusively for young women, held annually at MIT—and TRIALS, a residential scholarship program developed in partnership with Harvard Law School and NYU School of Law to prepare underrepresented students for admission to leading law schools.
His tutoring spans English, literature, writing instruction, standardized test preparation, and admissions consulting. He also leads AT’s application-writing program, working directly with students and families on college admissions counseling and essay development across undergraduate, graduate, and professional school applications.
Before joining Advantage Testing, Charles worked as an Associate Producer at Maysles Films, including on LaLee's Kin, an HBO America Undercover documentary that earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature and won the Best Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival. At Columbia, he developed course materials for Columbia Digital Knowledge Ventures and served as a writer and researcher for the National Arts Journalism Program.
He is also a home-brewer of kombucha, a cycle commuter, and an eternally optimistic Knicks fan.
Charles is the Chief Communications Officer of Advantage Testing and the Advantage Testing Foundation, where he oversees institutional communications, editorial strategy, and stakeholder engagement.