School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management

Mr. Charles, BA ’94, MEd ’96, is the founder and managing principal of Frontier Development & Hospitality Group LLC. He has lead Frontier in the acquisition and development of over a quarter of a billion dollar portfolio of Internationally branded hotel assets across six states.
Charles walked on and earned a football scholarship at Temple University while earning his BA in Psychology and a Master’s of Education. He has been honored by the National Alliance of African-American Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers; The Urban Philly Professional Network; the National Alliance of Marketing Directors and the Asian-American Hotel Owners Association. Charles previously served on the Dean’s Council at STHM.