Charles Tassell

Charles was most recently the Chief Operating Officer for the National Real Estate Investors Association since 2012 until 2025. Charles previously served as a lobbyist and real estate consultant for over 20 years and would consult for regional and local organizations and developers.  He has been working on public policies for the past 30 years, and has advised policy development for dozens of states, counties, and municipalities, including authoring several pieces of legislation.  He also has served on several state, national and international boards & panels.  Charles has co-authored a Lobbying Manual and provided grassroots and lobbying training across the US.  Other classes he has taught range from policies on environmental concerns to disaster preparedness and crisis media training.

Charles served as an elected Council Member in Deer Park, Ohio for eight years, and served in political parties for years, most recently as the Chairman for the Clermont County Republican Party in 2024.  Academically, Charles is an alum of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and is an Advisor and Professor for the international university: Lisbon Business and Government School.  He is also an Elder at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church where his family has attended for more than 25 years.  Charles founded the non-profit Street Rescue in 2015 to reduce gun violence and has founded the Tassell Foundation for Civic Engagement which gives scholarships to politically active local high school students.  Charles has also been engaged in real estate development groups owning several apartment buildings, and other businesses. Charles has been married to Regina Tassell for 30+ years, has three children, and is an expectant grandfather!