100 in 100, Ask a Leading Woman

Ask a Leading Woman with Hara Charlier

Held Friday, March 18th, 2022

Hara shared her life experiences and current work before we hosted a facilitated Q&A discussion.We invite you to join us exactly as you are for an empowering presentation about the different paths leadership can take in rural areas. Missed it? No problem. Watch the recording below.

Woman with short brown hair. She is smiling widely with a light tan, wearing silver hoop earrings and a navy blazer.

Hara Charlier

President of Central Lakes College

Dr. Hara Charlier took her post as president of Central Lakes College in July 2016.  During her tenure, the college has experienced growth at a time when nationwide community college enrollment is falling, expanded its commitment to sustainability with solar arrays on each campus, renovated facilities to better serve students, and launched new programs to meet the region’s workforce needs. Dr. Charlier considers relationships to be the foundation of any successful organization. Under her leadership, the employees of CLC have worked to build a strong culture focused on people and voice. Recently, the college was recognized as a 2020 Great College to Work For, achieving elite Honor Roll status by the program.

Prior to joining Central Lakes College, Dr. Charlier served as vice president of instruction and student services at Virginia Highlands Community College. Previously, she held leadership and faculty roles at Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia. Dr. Charlier lives in Nisswa with her husband, Russ, and a menagerie of animals. They have two adult daughters, Devon and Lili.

About Ask a Leading Woman

Welcome to our Ask A Leading Woman series, one of our organization’s projects dedicated to featuring amazing women leaders in rural! Currently, the majority of leadership roles in rural are held by men, meaning we don’t always get the same opportunity to witness strong women leadership. Ask a Leading Woman is an opportunity for our community to actively engage with leading women by hearing about their pathway to leadership and asking questions. Learn more information here.

Another way we highlight rural women is through our Spotlight Profiles! While they are similar projects in that they highlight women doing incredible work, they differ in how they’re executed. Spotlight Profiles are not public meetings, but the recordings are available on our YouTube. These go more in-depth about their story, what they do, and their advice.