Charles A. McKinnie has been a member of Mutual Credit Union since 1980 and has 28 years of experience as a Mutual volunteer, beginning in 1996 as a Credit Committee Alternate. He was ultimately elected to the Credit Committee, serving as the Chairman until June 2006. In 2009, Charles became a Mutual Volunteer on the Supervisory Committee and is currently the chairman. He has attended numerous Credit Union Training Conferences and is a graduate of the National Association of Credit Union & Auditing Committee’s NACUSAC University. Since he arrived in Vicksburg in 1980, Charles has worked for the Vicksburg District Corp of Engineers as a civil engineer and project manager for 40 years, retiring in 2021. Charles has volunteered in many Vicksburg community organizations, serving as the Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce Board chairman for two years and on several United Way Committees and the Haven House Board. He is also a member of the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club and the Red-Carpet Bowl committee and served as vice-chair of the River Region Hospital Board. Charles is married to Susan Kennedy McKinnie, who retired from teaching for the VWSD after 27 years and has two sons, two granddaughters, and two grandsons. Charles loves being outdoors and in his shop, where he enjoys woodworking, welding, gardening, and tinkering.