Board of Health

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Danielle currently serves as Cunningham Township Supervisor, a public aid office that supports and advocates for low-income residents in Urbana and as a Field Instructor for the University of Illinois School of Social Work.

From 2014-2016 she served as Organizing Director at the Center for Media Justice, where she coordinated a national network of racial justice leaders to win political campaigns for net neutrality, prison phone justice, and broadband expansion for low-income families. In 2010, she managed the national campaign that won passage of the Local Community Radio Act. She managed the campaign for Carol Ammons for State Representative, the first African American to serve in the Illinois 103rd district; and co-managed the campaign for Laurel Prussing, the first woman to serve as Mayor of Urbana.

From 2001-2008, she served on Urbana's City Council, spearheading the creation of the public arts program, living wage ordinance, and civilian review board of police.

Danielle co-founded the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, which has sponsored over 60 media justice projects internationally.

From 2000-2014 she was Vice-President and partner of Pixo, a technology company in Urbana. She has presented on media and social change in Thailand, Burma, Italy, and Kenya, and as an Evans Scholar at Evergreen State College. She was awarded Woman of the Year in 2011 by Central Illinois Business Magazine.

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Charlene serves as Township Supervisor for the City of Champaign Township, bringing a strong background in social services, behavioral health and community-based program leadership. Prior to her appointment, she held successive leadership roles within the Township’s shelter program, Strides Shelter. Those roles included Community Relations Coordinator, Director of Operations and Executive Director, where she oversaw critical services for residents experiencing homelessness. She now provides administrative oversight for the shelter program as well as multiple Township departments and initiatives.

Her professional experience includes work in pediatric therapy and direct service to underserved youth, reinforcing her long-standing commitment to advancing equity and improving access to essential resources. She worked on teams developing innovative programming and strengthened data management systems to better assist families navigating significant challenges, including housing insecurity.

Early in her career, she founded the Better to Give Foundation, a short-term grassroots initiative that provided clothing and essential items to a local homeless shelter in Evanston, Illinois. She also holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in psychology. Her education, her innate passion and this specific effort helped to shape her enduring dedication to community well-being and collaborative service.

Recognized for her servant leadership approach and her ability to build strong partnerships across sectors, Charlene remains deeply committed to supporting vulnerable populations and strengthening systems that promote public health and community stability.