Dr. Charles L. Evans (July 23, 1945 – August 21, 2013) was a native of Durham, North Carolina, where he was raised with six siblings. At his retirement in 2013, he was Associate Dean and Professor of Marketing at Florida A&M University (FAMU), where he taught for 30 years. Dr. Evans was a sought-after consultant with major Fortune 500 companies such as Colgate, Pepsi Cola, American Express, Anheuser Busch, General Motors, Corning, Seagrams, Tropicana, Champion and US West. Evans served as Chair of the Bethel Community Development Corporation, was a former board member and Chair of the FAMU Federal Credit Union, board member and founding president of Kappa Alpha Psi Guideright Foundation of Tallahassee, President Emeritus of the Tallahassee NAACP (1990-1998 and 2003-2008) and Chair of the Education Committee of the Florida State Conference of the NAACP. He was also a strong advocate for civil rights. He secured funding to move the Historic Modern Cleaners Building from Macomb Street to Brevard Street in Historic Frenchtown to serve as an office building for the NAACP, ultimately saving the 70-year-old structure from demolition. He also secured funds to repaint the Historic Bethel Baptist Church, the oldest black church remaining in Tallahassee.