Charles D. Evans was appointed to the UNCW Board of Trustees by the UNC Board of Governors to a second term ending in 2009. He serves on the Executive and Educational Planning and Programs committees.

Evans is an attorney-at-law with the Manteo-based firm of Kellogg and Evans. He served eight years in the NC House of Representatives (1978-1986), as well as eight years on the UNC Board of Governors. Evans was also a member of the board of directors of Sprint/Carolina Telephone (mid-Atlantic region) from 1987-1997. He has served as a member of the UNCW Board of Visitors and Parents Council.

A graduate of Manteo High School, Evans received his bachelor’s degree in economics and his juris doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a member of the American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association and the Dare County Bar Association.

In addition to his professional affiliations, Evans is actively involved in a number of civic organizations. He is a director of the North Carolina Aquarium Society, vice chair of the Roanoke Island Commission, director of the Roanoke Island Historical Association, director of the North Carolina Community Foundation and a trustee of the Percy W. and Elizabeth B. Meekins Charitable Trust. As a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, Evans is chair of the Staff-Pastor-Parish Relations Committee.