Dr. Charles Saunders received his Ph.D. in Workforce Development and Education from The Ohio State University in 2011. Currently, Charles is Accounting Lead Faculty at Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio. In this role, Charles is responsible for teaching, managing, staffing, design, and development of courses in the areas of Forensic Accounting, Auditing, Enterprise Risk Analysis and Management, and Information Systems Audit and Control. The latter two courses were designed and developed by Charles to meet the needs of two new Franklin programs, MS in Accounting, and BS in Information Systems Auditing.
Charles has served on two Faculty Senate committees (Academic Standards and Personnel), and three faculty search committees (Instructional Design, Computing Science, and Accounting). He is also an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, an affiliation that spans over 30 years of his professional career. Charles is a member of the international education honor society, Pi Lambda Theta, and the vocational education honorary, Omicron Tau Theta.
Charles believes, as William Shakespeare wrote, that “what’s past is prologue.” Much of life is more than meeting the demands of the moment; it is also preparation for what lies ahead. He comments that “I greatly value my education in Workforce Development and Education, and especially my Ph.D. program. I feel they have prepared me well for my role at Franklin University. I knew when I began graduate school that I wanted to teach, and that is what I am doing.
Dr. Saunders is pictured with his three grandchildren Noah, Sophie, and Emmi.
