Charles Parsons has over thirty-five years of experience in education serving in numerous leadership and administrative positions at the local and state levels.He joined Life Skills Centers as President in the fall of 2006.
Life Skills Centers are alternative education charter schools which accommodate students ages 16-22 who are seeking alternatives to the routines of traditional public schools.
Immediately prior to becoming president of Life Skills Centers, Parsons was assistant to the Dean of the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron where he was responsible for developing online educational materials for our nation’s K-12 schools as well as electronic resources for Ohio’s polymer workforce for the Akron Global Polymer Academy.
From 1986-2001, Parsons was Superintendent of Schools for Wadsworth City Schools. During his tenure, Wadsworth City Schools was named by Money Magazine as one of the top 100 school districts in the United States.
He received the 2001 Exemplary Leadership Award for Medina County Superintendents, the 1999 Distinguished Education Alumni Award of the University of Akron, the Exemplary Leadership Award of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, and the Administrative Leadership Award of the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.
Parsons is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. He is a former director of the Wadsworth Chamber of Commerce, the Alumni Board for the University of Akron, the Salvation Army, and Buckeye Association of School Administrators.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Kent State University and a Master of Arts in School Administration from Akron University.
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